I always applaud music organizations that program concerts full of fresh pieces by young composers. Thus, though they may have overshot the mark a bit by programming no less than eleven pieces on Friday, I give due credit to NYC-based Quiet City for an ambitious, eclectic performance of new music.
The evening began with "No Hipster Hats" for trumpet and tape by…
Meg Wilhoite, NY new music blogger, covered the Quiet City Presents show last Friday at the Secret Theatre, upon which I joined a bill of fellow sonic pioneers to present some of the stuff I've been up to recently. I'm happy to repost her writing, which is motivating; I often find it difficult to gauge an audience's interest while in the middle of performing, and so reading that there was visual interest in what I was doing comes as much appreciated feedback. Whereas my personal, internal criticisms are the fuel for seeking improvement, constructive review is a reassurance that I'm communicating with some level of effectiveness.
I'll also take a moment to shout out Luke Schwartz and Vasu Panicker - they're doing something quite cool with the Quiet City music network, and I'm eagerly awaiting their future endeavours.
