ULTRA WORLD X-TET
WISE DREAMS AND FABLES OF THE SKY
a multisensory Odyssey
Composer: Gary Schwantes
16mm film projections: Craig Baldwin
Premiere performance Fri. June 13, 2014
WISE DREAMS AND FABLES OF THE SKY
a multisensory Odyssey
Composer: Gary Schwantes
16mm film projections: Craig Baldwin
Premiere performance Fri. June 13, 2014
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ULTRA WORLD X-TET
Gary Schwantes: saxophones, bamboo flutes, composer Yangqin Zhao: yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer) Winnie Wong: guzheng(Chinese zither) Doug Ebert: bass Surya Prakasha: drumset, percussion Special Guest: Craig Baldwin: 16mm film projections |
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Read a review of "Wise Dreams"
Examiner.com "On June 13, 2014, music history was made when Ultra World X-tet presented their groundbreaking concert "Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky" in the beautiful O1C sanctuary as part of their ongoing chamber music series..." http://www.examiner.com/article/asian-music-wise-dreams-and-fables-of-the-sky-a-multisensory-odyssey |
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Hailed as an “extraordinary world class ensemble” by Examiner.com, Ultra World X-tet combines jazz, world, experimental and contemporary concert styles in a pioneering fusion of East and West. A highlight of the evening will be the world premiere of Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky, composed by Gary Schwantes with 16mm film projections by experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin. The piece is a multisensory experience that reimagines Homer's epic, The Odyssey.
Don’t miss this exciting cross-cultural experience featuring brand new material, as well as a few favorites from the X-tet repertoire!! WISE DREAMS AND FABLES OF THE SKY Premiere perfromance Friday June 13, 2014 Old First Church San Francisco, CA Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky is inspired by The Odyssey books IX-XII. This is the section of Homer’s epic where Odysseus, as a guest of the Phaeacians, recounts the ten-year period of adventures experienced on his zigzag voyage home following the Trojan War, circa 1200 B.C. Wise Dreams and Fables of the Sky
Gary Schwantes, Composer Craig Baldwin, 16mm film projections Book IX: The Earthly Realm, the Gods, the Trojan War and sacking Ismarus, Land of the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, a curse and a bitter prayer to Poseidon Book X: Aeolus’ gift of wind, a tempest, massacre by the Laestrygonians, Circe’s Island Book XI: Hades, insights and wisdom from souls of the dead, Tiresias’ prophecy Book XII: Odysseus and his remaining crew set a new course, the Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis, the Cattle of Helios, the final shipwreck, Odysseus alone on Calypso’s shore Made possible in part by support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation.
ULTRA WORLD X-TET is a fiscally-sponsored affiliate of San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the service of chamber music in California. |