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SUMMARY:Heartland Marimba\, On Tour\, Performs Badwater Basin by Jenni Brandon
DESCRIPTION:Heartland Marimba\, on tour\, performs Badwater Basin by Jenni Brandon. There are three performances: \n\nJune 23\, 7:00 pm – St Paul\, Minnesota\n\n○ Studio Z\, 275 4th St E UNIT 200\, St Paul\, MN 55101 \n○ 10 WORLD PREMIERES! \n○ $25 suggested donation \n○ Post-concert reception with artists and composer \n\nJune 24\, 7:00 pm – Madison\, Wisconsin\n\n○ First Unitarian Society\, Landmark Auditorium\, 900 University Bay Dr\, Madison\, WI \n○ $25 suggested donation \n\nJune 25\, 3:00 pm – Evanston\, IL\n\n○ First Presbyterian Church\, Walker Chapel\, 1427 Chicago Ave\, Evanston\, IL \n○ $25 suggested donation \n The Performing Artists are: \nMatthew Coley \nNathaniel Holman \nSophia Lo \nJordan Nielsen \nRyan Pearson \nEthan Strickland \nThe Music for the performances (not in program order) is: \nComposer LabFests Premieres \n\nRunning and Reflection by Madelyn Byrne\nRumbalón by Arturo Fernandez\nBixby Walks Alone by Martin J. Van Klompenberg\nTwo Selections from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Jonathan Posthuma\nNo. 51.1 “Good Place for Fish” (Guter Fischplatz\, 1922)\nNo. 51.2 “Sunken Island” (Versunkene Insel\, 1923)\nThe Long White Limousine by Carla K. Bartlett\nMallet Quartet #1 – Nostalgia by Alex Shapira\nTwenty Years On by Ian Wiese\nToy Box Suite by Evan Erickson\n\nAdditional Featured Quartets \n\nBadwater Basin by Jenni Brandon (world premiere)\nMachinations II by Ian Wiese (live world premiere)\n\nBadwater Basin for marimba quartet is the first movement from a larger work in progress about Death Valley National Park in California. It seemed like an appropriate place to start telling of the fascinating topography and history of this area as Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. This wide expanse of salt flats covers almost 200 square miles and contains white sea of mostly sodium chloride\, or table salt. Once an ancient inland lake\, because the water had nowhere to go\, sediment and salt accumulated over time\, leaving behind the miles of an otherworldly landscape in the middle of the desert. \nIn telling the story of this location\, I wanted the performers and audience to experience what it might be like to walk out across those salt flats.  The work begins with the performers playing with mallets wrapped in cellophane to create a crunchy sound much like walking out onto the salt basin. I also wanted to mix some other musical colors in here of the pristine white of the salt basin\, as well as the sound of the salt crystals expanding and popping in the desert heat by using the slap mallets. At times the performers use the shafts of their mallets to play\, and this represents the delicate formations of these salt structures\, as if you are crouching down to get a closer look. There is also a rhythmic motion in this piece that represents the waves of the ancient lake that once filled this basin. \nSeeing Badwater Basin is a unique and beautiful experience\, and I wanted to capture that in the joyful drive of this work. I also hope this work will serve as a reminder that we must continue to support and protect our National Parks in the United States to preserve stunning places like Badwater Basin and Death Valley National Park.
URL:https://jennibrandon.com/event/heartland-marimba-on-tour-performs-badwater-basin-by-jenni-brandon/
LOCATION:St Paul\, Minnesota; St Paul\, Minnesota; Evanston\, IL\, Multiple\, Multiple\, United States
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