The Long Count
Part of the 2009 Next Wave Festival
Oct 28, 30 & 31 at 8pm
Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, and Matthew Ritchie
In an inspired collision of creative worlds, three inexhaustibly original artists—brothers Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner of indie rock band The National and omnivorous visual art phenomenon Matthew Ritchie—combine talents to create a song-filled myth about the beginning of time. A feast of images, instrumentals, and songs thick with primordial mystery, The Long Count pairs Ritchie's protean forms with a twelve-piece orchestra and the Dessners' gothic mix of electric and orchestral sounds.
Guest vocalists Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders, The Pixies), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and Matt Berninger (The National) round out the line-up in this visionary collaboration between music and art.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
70min, no intermission
Tickets: $20, 25, 35, 45
Music director Rob Moose
Audio design by David Sheppard
Costume design by Rabia Troncelliti
Vocalists - Kim and Kelley Deal, Shara Worden, and Matt Berninger
Commissioned by BAM for the 2009 Next Wave Festival