THE BOOK OF SCORES

The Book of Scores is an exhibition of five national and international artists and composers invited to create scores or directions for musical and performative interpretation. The exhibition comprises the resulting works and their matching actions.

Drawing from various histories, including Fluxus action pieces and graphical notation, The Book of Scores will use sculpture, textiles, coded languages, and the gallery itself to investigate what can be communicated through the symbolization of process over time, and what is inevitably lost. Similar to the most basic function of writing, which acts as a kind of time capsule for utterance, the score has the ability to transport an intention. When interpreted, the score assumes a real-time or immediate body, and becomes not only an archival communication but a living one as well. Collaborating with local musicians, actors and activists, The Book of Scores will include performances of the visual scores.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Saturday, September 26, 8PM

Johannes Lund will present a newly commissioned composition for four players--baritone sax, alto sax, trombone and perccusion with T.R. Kirstein, Allan Wilson and Evan Spacht.

Tobias Kirstein - Kirstein will give directions for actions and a performative talk.

Helga Fassonaki – Julia Santoli will be performing Helga Fassonaki's score and composition for 8 Pillars.

Ongoing

Ellen Lesperance - encourages visitors to borrow her score, a knitted sweater, a recreation based on archival images from the Greenham Commons activist encampment. Visitors are then invited to wear the sweater or “score” to perform their own direct action out in the world. Actions will be tracked on www.congratulationsandcelebrations.org.

Saturday, October 24, 8PM

Alison O’Daniel: Performance of large scale sculptural score covering the floor of the main gallery, involving skateboarders and choir.