Concert Review: Charts and Graphics
Concert Review: Charts and Graphics @ Michiko Studios presented by Composers Concordance January 15, 2022 Yet another aural adventure by Composers Concordance into uncharted, well, make that charted, territory… Charts and Graphics was a concert presenting music charted in non-traditional forms. From riffs off of standard notation to swirls, line drawings and even bold swathes of color and movement, each piece informed the players in its own idiosyncratic language how it was intended to be performed. Video projections shared with the audience what the “charts and graphs” presented. The evening began with perhaps its boldest visual statement, Color Music for Chamber Ensemble by Michael Poast. The full ensemble - clarinet, cello, guitar, piano, bass and drums- plays from a score made up of broad swathes of color each with its own meaning as to intensity, emotion and duration from dark purple bass to bright yellow highlights of the upper range. Beginning with piano trills adding layers