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String Orchestra of Brooklyn: String Theories III: Meditations: Music by Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Tony Conrad, and Zach Layton

What: Meditative works for strings using drones and improvisation woven together into an evening-length sound installation.
When: Friday, March 30, 2018, 8pm
Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR
Cost: $20 Online $25 Doors
Info: www.roulette.org // (917) 267-0368

Brooklyn, NY —  The final evening of the String Orchestra of Brooklyn‘s String Theories Festival features meditative works for string orchestra using drones, masses of sound, improvisation, and time-based structures woven together into an evening-length sound installation.

Founded in 2007, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn has become an integral part of New York City’s vibrant and diverse musical landscape, bringing together creative instrumentalists, composers, and like-minded organizations and ensembles to collaborate on adventurous musical projects and present them to the public at an affordable price.

Program:
Tony Conrad – Empire *
Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditations and 70 Chords for Terry
John Cage – Twenty Three
Zach Layton – Stridulations *

* String Orchestra of Brooklyn commission