Event Detail Information
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Public screening of HD documentary of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Roger Reynolds Sanctuary |
| Start Date: | 2/28/2008 |
| End Date: | 2/28/2008 |
| Event Time: | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Title: | Public screening of HD documentary of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Roger Reynolds Sanctuary |
| Location: | |
| Other Location: | Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Ha |
| Event Category: | Performing Arts -Music |
| Sponsor: | Calit2 |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
| Contact Name: | Doug Ramsey |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 822-5825 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | dramsey@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | The campus community and the public are invited to attend this free, one-time-only screening of a high-definition video documentary of the world premiere performance of "Sanctuary," which debuted last November at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. "Sanctuary" was composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Reynolds, and performed by UCSD music professor Steven Schick and the UCSD graduate student ensemble, red fish blue fish. The video was produced by the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), where Reynolds is Composer in Residence. Reynolds won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1989, and composed “Sanctuary” after Schick called his attention to the unique theatricality of percussion performance and urged him to take on such a project. The piece consists of three movements: a solo for Schick called “Chatter/Clatter”; and “Oracle” and “Song” for red fish blue fish. Thematically, “Sanctuary” continues Reynolds’ exploration of ancient and modern cultures and myths. In classical Greece, temples offered sanctuary and served as places for contemplation. Amid today’s global political and social strife, sanctuary can be a place of tolerance or privilege, also a safe haven for expression, experimentation and revelation, Reynolds said. Technology adds impact to “Sanctuary” through judicious amplification and sound positioning that allow the music to surround the audience. |
