Piano De/Re-Constructed
Program, P.2101
- Identifier
- P.2101
- Category
- New Music
- Date
- March 6, 2010
- Description
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Gust Burns is a pianist, composer and foremost an improviser, based in Seattle, Washington. He continues to develop new routes into improvisation on the piano, working with diverse areas of music including silence, density, structure and form, extending traditional piano technique and developing new techniques for inside the piano.
During his residency at Open Space, Gust will deconstruct an abandoned piano, piece- by-piece, reassembling some parts into a unique instrument and organizing other parts into a gallery installation.Gust Burns will be performing as part of the Open Space Piano Series Between the Notes. Other performers include Lubomyr Melnyk on Saturday February 27, 8 p.m. and Tzenka Dianova, performing Thursday February 25, 8 p.m, both at Alix Goolden Hall. A pass for all three concerts can be purchased for $35 and for members, $30.