The Music Department will host "andPlay" — Maya Bennardo, violin, and Hannah Levinson, viola — for a talk and concert titled, “Collaborating with Technology”. The presentation will feature commissioned works by Bethany Younge, Lester St. Louis and David Bird that showcase three different ways of incorporating technology into performance.
"andPlay" is committed to expanding the existing violin/viola duo repertoire by commissioning new works and actively collaborating with living artists. They are passionate educators offering workshops in contemporary string techniques, chamber music coaching and composition notation for strings. Based in New York City, Bennardo and Levinson have commissioned more than 40 new works.
Recent highlights for the group include a five-city tour in Sweden performing their Translucent Harmonies program, appearances on the Oh My Ears Festival (Phoenix) and Re:Sound Festival (Cleveland), and a recording residency at EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Troy, NY). The duo has also performed at venues including the Center for New Music (San Francisco), Scandinavia House (New York), Roulette (New York), Monk Space (Los Angeles), Short North Stage (Columbus), and Aftershock Theater (Pittsburgh).
More information about the free presentation and the duo is on the Music Department’s calendar website. For more information, visit the Music Department calendar website or call ext. 6-2406.
