Composer and improviser Wayne Horvitz will discuss the legacy and application of the musical system commonly known as “conduction,” a system of hand gestures used to structure a composition, typically with improvisers. Conduction can be seen as a conceptual framework for composers, arrangers, and improvisers alike. The workshop will begin with an overview of the approach as it was created by composer and cornetist Lawrence “Butch” Morris, and then move on to a myriad of variations, and the artists who use them, in the decade since Morris’s passing.
To explore the potential for any artist interested in this methodology, Horvitz will discuss his own projects, Electric Circus and The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, as they relate to and deviate from Morris’s original conception. The first half of the workshop will be a lecture and discussion, followed by an interactive introduction to the technique of conduction with participants. Musicians with instruments are welcome, as are participants who are simply there to listen and observe. All experience levels welcome.
*ALL ROULETTE MEMBERS FREE*
