On November 1, Meany Center for the Performing Arts presents Matthew Aucoin’s Music for New Bodies, a “vocal symphony” based on the poetry of Jorie Graham and staged by Peter Sellars — in other words, not to be missed. I spoke with Aucoin about New Bodies for The Seattle Times:
“The voice of the bottom of the ocean. The voice of the medicines moving through your veins. The voice of the core of the Earth.”
Composer Matthew Aucoin names them like a spell — presences that inhabit “Music for New Bodies,” his 70-minute vocal symphony that will receive its West Coast premiere at the University of Washington’s Meany Center on Nov. 1. ..
Peter Sellars on Music for New Bodies
Filed under: American music, American opera, Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Peter Sellars, Seattle Times
MEMETERIA by Thomas May 