Kronos Quartet & Ghost Train Orchestra Play Moondog (w/David Byrne, Joan as Police Woman, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler)
$50-$95
The Town Hall is honored to present a landmark collaboration between The Kronos Quartet, which has a five-decade relationship with Town Hall, and the Ghost Train Orchestra, who will be making their Town Hall debut in this tribute to the legendary Moondog.
Moondog, aka Louis Hardin, was one of the 20th Century's most imaginative composers. He lived in NYC from the late 40s up until 1972, during which time he could be found costumed in Viking attire, busking on 6th Avenue and 52nd Street, selling records and performing poetry. Blinded as a teenager, he wrote hundreds of beautiful songs, madrigals and symphoniques in Braille which inspired minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who deemed Moondog "the godfather of minimalism."
With their new record Songs and Symphoniques, Kronos Quartet (now in their 5th decade) and NYC's Ghost Train Orchestra reimagined the work of Moondog into a large-scale production, inviting many special guest vocalists to take a variety of approaches to Moondog's music. Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet present their Album Release Show at The Town Hall.
About Ghost Train Orchestra
Ghost Train Orchestra is a large ensemble based in Brooklyn and founded by Brian Carpenter in 2006. The group is known for their unique re-imaginings of under-appreciated and often obscure composers. They have recorded and performed extensively in NYC and beyond. They have released five albums, each one critically acclaimed for its originality and vision. In 2023, Ghost Train Orchestra released Songs and Symphoniques, a collaboration with the legendary Kronos Quartet reimagining the music of Louis Hardin aka Moondog, the NYC street performer and poet who wrote hundreds of beautiful and haunting madrigals and symphonies.
https://www.ghosttrainorchestra.com/About Karen Mantler
Karen Mantler is an American jazz pianist, singer, and composer. She has performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians including Steve Swallow, Motohiko Hino, Michael Mantler, Terry Adams, Robbie Dupree, Artie Traum, Peter Blegvad, John Greaves, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause, Annie Whitehead, Anton Fier's band The Golden Palominos and Tony Scherr. She has also been featured in Hal Willner productions.
http://www.wattxtrawatt.com/biokaren.pdf