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William Parker / Tone Motion Theatre at Roulette
Courtesy of Steven Joerg | Posted on January 9, 2015
When
Sat, January 17, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
William Parker
bassHamid Drake
drumsJoe McPhee
woodwindsCooper-Moore
pianoSteve Swell
tromboneDaniel Carter
saxophoneFay Victor
vocalsKyoko Kitamura
vocalsKeir Neuringer
saxophoneAbout
Tonight composer–improvisor–multi-instrumentalist William Parker will premiere a major new work at Roulette, Brooklyn. Presenting Part Five of his extended work Flower In A Stained Glass Window will be the Transformational Music Ensemble, a Philadelphia-based new music chamber group guided by saxophonist Keir Neuringer, who will interpret Parker's score. This music will serve as both background and catalyst to the improvisations of the Spirit Catchers, an ensemble comprised of master improvising musicians. This total night of Tone Motion Theatre will also feature the choreography of Patricia Nicholson, and the voices of singers & actors who will perform words by William Parker with additional texts by Martin Luther King, Jr. ...