Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain

Barcelona-based pianist Francesco Tristano had already established a formidable reputation as a classical performer when he broke new ground with the release Not for piano, containing his compositions as well as acclaimed piano versions of Detroit techno classics . Known for exploring new shapes of the piano recital– including programs interpreted as a continuous playlist, or amplified through real-time processing– tonight his program include his own works as well as compositions by Luciano Berio, Dietrich Buxtehude, and JS Bach.

Brooklyn-based electronic composer Byron Westbrook presents a new work exploring drones in the form of high speed playback and fast interlocking pulses. Informed by the harmonic series, Westbrook uses multi-channel dispersion techniques that dynamically respond to the space in performance.

Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain–a two-month festival celebrating ISSUE Project Room's 10th anniversary– revisits seminal past projects and initiates new relationships with over 60 artists working across disciplines of sound, dance, performance, and literature. Presented as a series of 24 evenings of provocative double billings, Ten Years Alive blurs the boundaries between divergent disciplines and practices and celebrating the vibrancy of the Brooklyn experimental arts community.

CIACCONA/CHACONNE: Francesco Tristano, piano

Francesco Tristano: Hello (2007)

Luciano Berio: Sequenza IV (1965)

Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata in d minor
Suite "d'amour" in d minor
Allemande d'amour - Courante - Sarabande d'amour - Sarabande II - Gigue

Francesco Tristano: La Franciscana (2012)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria with variations (Goldberg variations)

Francesco Tristano: Ground Bass (1997/2004)

Francesco TristanoByron Westbrook