Evan Ziporyn
A music marathon at the mall
All of that, and much more, actually took place during yesterday's marathon, which lasted from noon to midnight. Like a great tasting menu, the experience defies bullet-point summary. Among the highlights from the 32 courses on offer was "Professor Bad Trip," a sonic layer cake scored for strings and brass, as well as electronics, guitar and bass. The piece, by Italian composer Fausto Romitelli, was a North American premiere, though the programmers claimed it has a cult following in Europe. It's easy to see why, given Romitelli's pairings of ear-rattling bass frequencies with distorted cello stabbings, and wah-wah guitar riffs backed with gong work. During hour seven, I rose for dinner, and promptly missed German composer Mortiz Eggert playing the piano with his butt. (I was alerted to this happening by the Twitter hashtag #asspiano.) More
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