When Wesleyan’s Professor of Music Neely Bruce told me about his plan to perform all 185 songs of Charles Ives over the last weekend of January 09, I thought he was kidding. Silly me. Neely Bruce doesn’t kid about music, unless, that is, the music calls for a wink and a grin.
Today through Sunday Neely and and a fine group of musicians and scholars will be exploring the vocal works of Charles Ives, that enigmatic yet quintessentially American composer. Ives seemed afraid of nothing in the world of sound, and he drew on it all to make challenging, delightful and thoughtful song. Tonight, Thursday January 29 at 8:00 pm in the Chapel, Kyle Gann will give the keynote address: “Must a Song Always be a Song?”
Much music will be made through Sunday. Check out the website: http://www.ivesvocalmarathon.com/
Sing! Sing! Sing!
[tags] Neely Bruce, Charles Ives, music, Kyle Gann, Chapel [/tags]
Yikes! 185 songs before the end of the January? Performing all these songs in just a few days is really an amazing tribute to an amazing composer. Just shows how much music can bring people together. I wish I could see this! Well done guys