Present Music Kicks Off Milwaukee Art Museum Special Exhibit with ANGST, HORROR & FUN
Continuing its 35th Anniversary Season, Present Music, Milwaukee’s devilishly dark and devious new music pioneers, revel in a night of cinematic and musical terror with ANGST, HORROR & FUN
Continuing its 35th Anniversary Season, Present Music, Milwaukee’s devilishly dark and devious new music pioneers, revel in a night of cinematic and musical terror with ANGST, HORROR & FUN. This multi-media performance is being presented in conjunction with the public opening day of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s special exhibition, Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s. The evening culminates in a screening of classic and modern film scenes with original music performed live.
The program begins in Windhover Hall with an introduction by Artistic Director Kevin Stalheim. The audience will then be divided into three groups to rotate between simultaneous experiences: chamber music for strings and voice in the Lubar Auditorium, atmospheric solos and duos surrounded by the German Expressionist art collections in the Bradley galleries, and a Haunted Screens tour and exhibition overview with Margaret Andera, adjunct curator of contemporary art, Milwaukee Art Museum.
“The Milwaukee Art Museum is excited to host this Present Music event during the opening weekend of Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s. The performance celebrates the music that was such a vital part of these influential films. I’m also thrilled that part of the performance will take place in the Museum’s upper level galleries adjacent to our German Expressionist paintings and prints, connecting the music to the art in our collection as well as to Haunted Screens,” stated Margaret Andera.
Following intermission, the audience will reconvene in Windhover Hall for a mélange of horror-inspired music and film. Part Two begins with The Somnambulist, a short film and score created by Eric Segnitz, newly-commissioned by Present Music for this collaboration with MAM, in which images from German Expressionist films annotate the dreams of the infamous sleepwalker from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Present Music then brings back Nosferatu (1922), the classic vampire film, originally set to a wild new-music pastiche score by John Tanner and Eric Segnitz for one of the most notorious concerts in Present Music history over twenty years ago. The program concludes with a performance by Quasimondo Physical Theatre and No/Mi/Trōpolis, a MTV-style experience specifically designed for the event with scenes from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) and accompanied by the music of the German pop singer and operatic countertenor, Klaus Nomi.
Present Music composer and violinist Eric Segnitz added, “I am excited to bring back Nosferatu and to complement it by creating two new projects inspired by the Haunted Screens exhibition. I am grateful for the artistic input and technical assistance of Martin Butorac, the musical and video contributions of John Tanner and Ross Monagle, and the collaborative spirit and creativity of Quasimondo Physical Theatre.”
SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS
Present Music 2016/17 season subscriptions are still available and include admission to this concert (if selected). Subscriber benefits include exclusive invites to special events, better prices for better seats, free transferable ticket vouchers, free ticket exchanges, and 25% off additional single ticket purchases.
Single tickets are available for $15/$25/$35 and are on sale now. Student tickets are half-price with a valid student id. To purchase tickets go to presentmusic.org or call 414- 271-0711.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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