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Improv Concert : click on any titles that are obviously links (greyed out or in color)

Trio for Violin and Eastern Instruments
Husniddin Atoev, oud
Abror Mansurov, percussion
Todd Reynolds, violin

Trio for Soprano and Two Vibraphones
Joe Bergen, percussion
Michael Compitello, percussion
Megan Schubert, voice

Untitled for 4
Husniddin Atoev, rubob
Abror Mansurov, percussion
Eleonore Oppenheim, double bass
Megan Schubert, voice

Duet for Toy Piano and Banjo
Joe Bergen, Percussion
James Moore, Banjo

Untitled Sextet for Two Vibes, Banjo, Doyra, Oud and Violin
Husniddin Atoev, oud
Joe Bergen, Vibraphone
Michael Compitello, vibraphone
Abror Mansurov, doyra
James Moore, guitar
Todd Reynolds, violin

Uzbeki Moon Juice
with James Moore, guitar
Husniddin Atoev, oud
Abror Mansurov, percussion
Eleonore Oppenheim, double bass
Elena Moon Park, violin
Jeremy Thal, French horn

The Liar
Eline Sundal, cello

Soundpainting
Everyone

About Soundpainting:
Soundpainting is the universal live composing sign language created by Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisations. At present, the language comprises over 800 gestures signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Direction of the composition is gained through the parameters of each set of signed gestures.

• the following was the introduction written for Summer Institute Arrivees in July.

Why Improv 404? ‘cuz virtually NO one doesn’t improvise these days, having strung together literally billions or trillions of sentences without having known what they were about to say. so no need for Improv 101 anymore. And if you’ve ever clicked on a link to nowhere in cyberspace, you’ll find a 404… page not found. Time to start from scratch.

For those of you in Todd’s two improv ensembles, OR for ANYONE here at Banglewood who wants to understand more about themselves in relationship to ‘real-time composition’ or ‘improvisation’, both labels which pale in comparison to the actual thing, OR for anyone primarily engaged in doing written music here at Banglewood, Improvisation, when taken on as a practice, changes your relationship to music. Period.

I will seriously try to accomodate anyone who wishes to work on any level inside this discipline. y’all come.

We’ll be exploring SoundPainting, the system of visual symbols developed by Walter Thompson, Viola Spolin’s Theater Games (they work brilliantly for musical creation), and individual philosophy. For now, however, check out SoundPainting here.