Violin duo String Noise returns to Roulette after their 10-year Anniversary Celebration Concert last Spring to present a tribute to the late legendary composer Alvin Lucier. In addition to the three works from their self-titled album String Noise on Black Truffle Records (Tapper, Love Song and Halo), they will perform three new works written specifically for them in homage to the composer by Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Jacob David Sudol and Paula Matthusen.

The performance will include a range of noise, from violins intertwined by piano wire, to FM transmission radio feedback, to live quadrophonic electronic processing and spatialization, to activation of sonic resonances of the room by striking the body of the instrument with the butt of the violin bow. The evening will close with a group performance of Halo for One or more violins.

Conrad Harris violin
Pauline Kim Harris violin
Jacob David Sudol live electronics
Guests TBA

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.

String Noise, New York’s most daring violin duo, is composed of violinists Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris. Recognized for their distinct blend of disparate genres, from arrangements of songs by punk legends to conceptual minimalist treatises by Alvin Lucier, they have expanded their repertoire with over 50 new works since their debut at Ostrava New Music Days in 2011. Nearly a decade later, they continue to break down the boundaries of traditional expectations and inspire innovative compositions, displaying formidable virtuosity while integrating multimedia art, electronics, improvisation, video projections, opera and dance.

Premieres by String Noise include works by George Lewis, Christian Wolff, Michael Byron, David Behrman, Alvin Lucier, John King, Phill Niblock, Caleb Burhans, Catherine Lamb, David Lang, Petr Kotik, Du Yun, Annie Gosfield, Bernhard Lang, John Zorn, Greg Saunier, Alex Mincek, Tyondai Braxton, James Ilgenfritz, Richard Carrick and others.

String Noise has recorded for Northern Spy Records, Dymaxion Groove, Black Truffle Records, Cold Blue Records, New Focus Recordings, Infrequent Seams, Nouveau Electric Records and Astre d’Or and has been featured on WNYC, WKCR, WFMU and BBC Radio.