Masks and proof of vaccination are required. Doors open at 6:15pm and the performance runs from 6:30pm–7:30pm. Tickets are $10 (the same price as museum admission) and allow patrons access to the galleries and garden after hours. The performance will take place in The Noguchi Museum’s first floor gallery, with only 30 public tickets available. Over the following week, with New York’s power grid a casualty of the storm, I transcribed what I heard and from these sonic impressions I built the piece, initially for a European orchestra, now realized for the current ensemble.” As I walked the streets in my neighborhood the sounds shifted on every corner. The gale was playing the city buildings like a giant Aeolian harp! I grabbed my portable digital recorder, suited up and went out into the storm to collect these sounds. I noticed the strong winds were creating strange acoustic effects, which sounded like demented choirs, dense tonal clusters and harmonies, both consonant and dissonant. Ranaldo says, “This piece has its origin on the day in October 2012 when Hurricane Sandy struck New York City. On Friday, Octoat 6:30pm, Bang on a Can and The Noguchi Museum present Lee Ranaldo who will give a special performance of his Hurricane Transcriptions with electric guitar quartet Dither and drummer Brian Chase. Bang on a Can and the Noguchi Museum present Lee Ranaldo and Dither – Oct 22
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