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Impromptu Jazz Composition at Neighborhood House
Courtesy of Michael Ricci | Posted on September 16, 2013
Where
Neighborhood House
20 North American Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-922-1695
When
Fri, September 27, 2013
7:45pm
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The American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter (ACF Philadelphia) will present a site-specific musical challenge to three prominent Philadelphia jazz composer/performers in front of a live audience: to produce artistic explorations of various aspects of the Neighborhood House and Christ Church.
The musical and inspirational elements for these works will be suggested on printed cards, given to the performers 30 minutes prior to their performance, similar in style to the “Songbooks” of John Cage. These cards will contain minimal instructions and representations of various aspects of the Christ Church and Neighborhood House physical structures, contents, and history. Audience attendees will select several of these elements as they arrive at the concert. Two separate works will be composed and improvised by the three artists, who will work together as an ensemble, including solo explorations that utilize the performing space....