The April 1st First Friday with Robert Black will feature a special video presentation of Post-Natural Pastorale by the composers/sound artists Brian House and Sue Huang (with animation by Alexander Dupuis). Robert, Brian and Sue recorded this 8-channel audio and video piece entirely at the 2,200 acre Freshkills Landfill on Staten Island in New York City. The bucolic serenity of this reclaimed mammoth monument of the Anthropocene belies the chaos that lies beneath. Nature meets throwaway consumer culture.
First Fridays with Robert Black is a monthly series of virtual mini-concerts featuring brand-spanking new, recently new, and kind of new music for solo double bass – streaming from his home studio in Hartford, Connecticut, at noon (EST). Whether you’re having your morning coffee in Los Angeles, or lunch in New York, or that first glass of wine in Paris, or a late supper in Tashkent, tune in for some cool and compelling music.
This is a free concert! But please consider purchasing a ticket just the same. Doing so will help us to do more performances, pay more players, commission more composers, and share more music worldwide.
Video Credits:
- Animation: Alexander Dupuis
- Producer: Mariel Villere
- Assistant Producer: David Feinberg
- Director of Photography: Paul Shin