Saturday: electro-music chamber orchestra in Princeton

[Bill Fox <billyfox@soundscapes.us>]

GET REALLY WIRED MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Electro-Music Chamber Orchestra Comes to Princeton

December 15, 2007
David Sarnoff Library Auditorium
7:30 PM
201 Washington Rd
Princeton NJ

Admission $10 per person at the door
For information: 609-734-2636

It’s the time of year when the streets and houses glow and twinkle with 
festive lights. Everything’s wired and bright, including the
Electro-Music Chamber Orchestra, the sonic ensemble that’s more plugged 
in than a city block.

The Electro-Music Chamber Orchestra brings its arsenal of synthesizers, 
keyboards and bizarre machinery to the David Sarnoff Library Auditorium 
On Saturday, December 15th for an evening of truly electrifying and 
sonorous musical mischief. Doors open at 7:00 PM for this rare event, 
with refreshments on hand provided by Grovers Mill Coffee and 
McCaffrey's bakery, thanks in part to the support of the Princeton 
ACM/IEEE-CS under the initiative of Dr. Rebecca Mercuri. Admission is 
$10.00 for the general public; for more information, please call 
609-734-2636.

On the roster for the orchestra’s notorious ever changing, ever evolving 
membership are Howard Moscovitz, Greg Waltzer and Bill Fox. As a trio in 
their own right, they’re known as Xeroid Entity, creators of rhythmic 
and ambient otherworldly soundscapes. http://xeroid-entity.com

Joining them will be special guests Brainstatik, featuring Robert 
Burger, Ken Palmer, Mike Hunter, Jim Silvestri and Glenn Robitaille.
Combining ambient, world, progressive rock, and space music, Brainstatik 
takes audiences on uncharted improvisational journeys, shifting and 
mixing genres within each piece.

Any self-respecting electronic chamber orchestra would be incomplete 
without the granddaddy of all electronic instruments: the theremin (the 
only instrument that’s played without being touched). Thereminist Kip 
Rosser will be on hand to weave the theremin’s haunting and beautiful 
voices into the mix.
http://www.performancekr.com/theremin.html

Taking the stage first will be Brainstatik, each member a certified 
electronic gear junkie. Guitars can sound like drums, keyboards can 
imitate guitars and drums can play keyboards. The resulting performance 
often sounds rehearsed and composed, but in reality it all just happens 
in the moment,. Brainstatik thrives on taking their music right to the 
edge every time they perform. http://www.brainstatik.com

During the second set of the evening, Moscovitz, Waltzer, Fox and Rosser 
will complete the ensemble. The fully formed Electro-Music Chamber 
Orchestra will perform a collaborative exploration of the vast 
territories of harmony, rhythm, melody and silence. Think Vangelis meets 
Sci-Fi with a dash of Brian Eno.

The evening will be set against the stunning visual backdrops of video 
artist Hong Waltzer, who will bridge sight and sound by creating her 
fluid and colorful “living paintings” that respond to the music in real 
time, Expand your ears, eyes, mind, and your definition of music – get 
really wired on the sight and sounds of the Electro-Music Chamber 
Orchestra.