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Jonathan Franzen + Myra Melford at Roulette
Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on April 4, 2016
When
Wed, May 4, 2016
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Myra Melford
pianoAbout
Literary and musical worlds collide for a one-off performance from Myra Melford and Jonathan Franzen. Pianist Myra Melford performs Life Carries Me This Way, a suite of pieces for solo piano inspired by or in dialogue with 11 drawings by the late Sacramento-based artist, Don Reich, interspersed with readings from American author Jonathan Franzen.
Drawing on the idea of responding to or having a dialogue with another genre of art, Melford will combine her interest in sound with her love of lyricism, melody, harmony, rhythm, song-form, and various styles of music from around the world. Don Reich’s artwork and the spaces it inspires prove to be a satisfying way of bringing these two worlds together. ...