July 03, 2009
Hat’s Off to Bruce Adolphe
Wow, this is really great. My friend Bruce Adolphe, whom, sadly, we’ve not seen much of since the twins were born (which is why I’m only just seeing this), wrote what sounds like, based on Tommasini’s report in the New York Times a fantastic piece of music “inspired by the research and writings of the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio.” In his article Tommasini writes “Most composers would shy away from depicting the evolution of consciousness…Mr. Adolphe, who had already written two works based on Mr. Damasio’s writings, plunged right in.”
He goes on to say “The result was ‘Self Comes to Mind,’ a 30-minute work for cello and two percussionists, with video imagery based on brain scans and with texts by Mr. Damasio. The piece had its premiere on Sunday night at the American Museum of Natural History. The 900-seat LeFrak Theater was packed for the event, which included an hourlong discussion with the collaborators.”
Congratulations, Bruce!
You can listen to this podcast with Bruce on the Here on Earth (coincidentally, the same show that I was supposed to be on this week) show from WPR.
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