Giacomo Baldelli with OOOPStudio
Nidra
Saturday, May 16, 2015, 5:00pm
Big Secret Theatre, Long Island City, Queens
Nidra, a 60-minute performance for electric guitar and video, is a multi-sensory meditation on the dichotomies of internal and external, the subconscious and conscious, dreams and reality.
Music to be heard on this afternoon:
New Work (world premiere) by Ryan Pratt
Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich
Vampyr! by Tristan Murail
Another Possibility by Christian Wolff
Dream by John Cage
Trash Tv Trance by Fausto Romitelli
Giacomo Baldelli
Critically noted as “one of the most complete performers of the new generation”, NYC-based guitarist Giacomo Baldelli is focused on exploring works of the 20th century, but also on developing a new 21st century repertoire for guitar. Most recently, he has been interested in expanding the contemporary repertoire for electric guitar. He is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician, and has performed throughout Europe, as well as the United States. He is a currently a member of the Key-String Duo (with pianist Laura Barger), Avantgarde Duo (with Gianni Biocotino), String_Lab (with violinist Marco Fusi), and has worked extensively with respected musicians Giovanni Mareggini, flute (Italy) and Elitza Demirova, violin (Bulgaria). From 2006 to 2013 he was a member of Icarus Ensemble, with whom he appeared frequently as a soloist. During that period they were featured in renowned festivals such as the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (Hudderfield, England), Biennale Musica (Venice, Italy), REC/APERTO (Reggio Emilia, Italy), Sincronie (Milan, Italy), and Gaida Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania). His critically-acclaimed debut CD “Chitarra Italiana del XXI° Secolo” (Bottega Discantica- 2010) includes the first Italian recording of the masterpiece for electric guitar “Trash TV Trance” by Fausto Romitelli.
OOOPStudio
OOOPStudio (Alessandro Grisendi and Marco Noviello- il_Bramante-) started its artistic activity in Reggio Emilia – Italy – in 2011. As video artists, the duo’s interests lie not in the documentation of reality, but in exploring the sensory and artistic possibilities inherent to digital technology. OOOPStudio often mixes traditional artistic media such as painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture with an unusual approach to cinematic techniques. The result is a sort of false realism that gives the audience the chance to experience a new perspective on the world. OOOPStudio has worked in theatrical production, music, exhibitions, art festivals. The duo started working with the Italian guitarist Giacomo Baldelli in 2012, producing “Bad TV Trash”, video- scenography for the performance of the electric guitar piece “Trash TV Trance” by Fausto Romitelli. Bad TV Trash has been performed at Spazio Icarus – Reggio Emilia (Italy), “University of Leeds International Concert Series”- Leeds (England), Marcovaldo Art Bookstore – Paris (France), Spectrum – New York City (USA).
Giacomo Baldelli and OOOPStudio are 2015 QNMF call for proposals winners.
