Music at the Wende: wasteLAnd Presents "Collective Creation"
wasteLAnd Presents Collective Creation
February 7, 2020
7 p.m.: Museum tour and reception
8 p.m.: Concert
RSVPs open Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 10 a.m.
wasteLAnd presents music driven by collective action and creation, both in the act of composition and in community-based realization. The program features world premieres by Richard Barrett and Nicholas Deyoe in addition to radical works by Raven Chacon, George Lewis, Pauline Oliveros, Sarah Reid, and Wilfrido Terrazas. These works explore degrees of improvisation, highlighting the necessity of communal action and negotiation in these collective creations while also reflecting on grassroots political collectivism.
Program
- Richard Barrett – Codex (2019)
- Raven Chacon – Round (2007)
- Nicholas Deyoe – Everyday-Life Human Efforts (2019)
- George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
- Sarah Reid – Disonillum (2015)
- Pauline Oliveros – Heart of Tones (1999)
- Wilfrido Terrazas – Torre del Norte (2018)
About wasteLAnd
wasteLAnd is a Los Angeles-based ensemble and concert series presenting avant-garde and experimental music, focusing on local performers and living composers. With an emphasis on recent and under-performed compositions, wasteLAnd concerts are an experience of unique curation, dedication, and quality—an open atmosphere in which listeners encounter engaging programs and tenacious performances.
About Music at the Wende
Now in its second season, Music at the Wende is a new music series in which esteemed musical organizations present free concerts at the Wende Museum, with musical programs inspired by the Wende collection and mission. For the full schedule, click here.
Series supported by the Music at the Wende Donor Group.