Night Gallery & François Ghebaly
invite you to take a ride on the streets of Los Angeles:
A project by Davide Balula
with
Tyler Coburn, Car, Voice
William Wulfeck, Trombone
Michael Vlatkovich, Trombone
William Roper, Tuba
Devin McNulty, Bass Clarinet
and
Jesse Peterson, Car, Bass
Kio Griffith, Bass
Davide Balula, Bass
Hiro Makino, Bass
Feb 17th, 2012
11:00pm
NIGHT GALLERY
204 S Ave 19 Los Angeles CA 90031
+1(650) 384 5448
http://www.nightgallery.ca/
in collaboration with
FRANÇOIS GHEBALY GALLERY
http://www.ghebaly.com/
"I won't tell you between what ocean
and mountain I'm driving,
or what car, some ways in the distance,
decided to break the state's unspoken rule
by adhering to the posted speed limit.
It's the difference of not moving
in that seventy-five mile per hour sweet spot
where my soul really touches
something like automotive grace.
— Tyler Coburn
Act 1. The trajectory of a car and its mechanics.
The score takes the form of a slide show of textual instructions.
Screens are shared by both the audience and the performers
while 4 bass players interpret the text in real time,
following each change and pause of the car ride.
Act 2. The wandering mind of a driver.
A poem composed while driving
(written and performed by artist Tyler Coburn)
is read out-loud while bass horns improvise
an imaginary landscape.
Image: R. Pombal 2012
Special Thanks to
Thomas, Yann Perreau,
Simone Montemurno
and J.W. Peterson
A Car Ride is a Musical Score is part of an ongoing series of textual improvised music performances.
Previous related work includes A 1000 Feet, based on a walk in New York City
and Niagara Falls and Cranberry Leaves, based on the digestion of a diuretic cocktail.
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