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Leap Of Faith Orchestra & Sub Units - Cloud Taxonomies at Third Life Studio

Courtesy of David Peck | Posted on October 28, 2018

Where

Third Life Studio
33 Union Square
Somerville, MA
Map
617-628-0916

Leap Of Faith Orchestra & Sub Units - Cloud Taxonomies at Third Life Studio

When

Sat, November 3, 2018
8:00 pm

At Door

$10

Musicians

PEK
multi-instrumentalist
Dan O'Brien
multi-instrumentalist
Eric Woods
synthesizer
Grant Beale
guitar, electric
Leap of Faith Orchestra
multi-instrumentalist

About

Five times a year, a smallish Leap of Faith Orchestra (10 to 15 players) heads over to Third Life Studios in Somerville for an evening of large ensemble improvisation. For the first half of the show, we do four short 15 minute improvisations by different quartet sub-groupings of the orchestra. Then we do a 50 minute improvisation with everyone.
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These shows are open to the entire Evil Clown roster of about 50 musicians. So, although we have some steady regulars, the orchestra really is different every time. I assign the sub-units to take advantage of unusual groupings of instruments. I also bring a bunch of auxiliary instruments like wood blocks, hand chimes, bells, slide whistles, sirens, etc., which we distribute though the ensemble to enable players to completely change their sound....

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Who's Going

Look for the following at the show.

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