Daniel Fishkin: Composing the Tinnitus Suites: 2020

MUSIC
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 & 21, 2020
8:00 PM

Old Mis_En Place
278 Hart Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn

Free
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Composer/sound installation artist Daniel Fishkin came down with tinnitus.  Instead of giving up music, he incorporated his incapacity into his work, crafting music he was able to listen to.  Among other things, he invented an instrument called The Lady's Harp, 20-foot-long piano wires activated by mixer feedback, creating glacial, very gradually changing sounds.  Then, Fishkin developed a back problem that prevented him from continuing to haul a 20-foot feedback mechanism around.  He's done some work transcribing Lady's Harp music for conventional instruments by means of a trigonometric analysis.  It's not clear whether for these performances he'll break out The Lady's Harp again, but we can applaud his indomitable spirit while enjoying this hypnotic music.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  Before the show, the wonderful if unexpected Italian-Basque-Colombian mash-up at the exceedingly pleasant Maite.  After the show, walk over to Ops for natural wine and pizza.