A series of installation and chamber works by Lanzilotti inspired by the life and work Toshiko Takaezu’s (1922–2011) written in conjunction with a nationally touring retrospective of Takaezu’s work which Lanzilotti also co-curated.
Thematic installations based on exhibitions she presented during her lifetime included displays inspired by her Star Series, moons, Gaea and Devastation Forest installations, and garden seats. Also included were an interactive installation and concert program of new works by composer Leilehua Lanzilotti centered on the hidden element of sound in Takaezu’s works. Takaezu filled many of her closed forms with “rattles,” encouraging viewers to navigate their unseen interior volumes through sound.
A series of chamber works by Lanzilotti inspired by the art and life of Isamu Noguchi, including responses to the akari light sculptures, the never fully-realized Bell Tower for Hiroshima, obsidian sounding stones, and Sky Gate in Honolulu.
Click here for information about Shaken Not Stuttered, my free online resource demonstrating extended techniques for strings, and ongoing updates on both original content and links to works which focus on nontraditional playing techniques.
Dai Fujikura is writing me a viola concerto inspired by Polynesian wayfinding / star navigation. The ensemble version will premiere on the Born Creative Festival in Tokyo in September 2020, and the full orchestral version with Phoenix Symphony under Tito Muñoz in November 2020! Ensemble Échappe will support the New York premiere of the ensemble version in Spring 2021. Read more about the composer and the inspiration for the concerto here.
The 20/19 Project supports the creation of new viola sonatas by Andrew Norman, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Scott Wollschleger, as well as recordings of, publications about, and educational resources for the works. Read more about the inspiration for the project and the composers here.
Highlights: Harmonics, Waveforms, and the Overtone Series, liner notes for in manus tuas, program notes for Project Q: Multidimensional Soundscapes (Saariaho, Young, Lanzilotti, Ueno), and an essay in memory of Boulez.