Composer

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea is a documentary about the life and work of artist, marine, and acrobat H.C. (Cliff) Westermann. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Westermann’s dramatic personal history can be traced through beguiling, surreal artworks he made to process the horrors he witnessed on the front lines. In so doing, he became an inspiration for many young artists. The film reveals ways in which Westermann protected his empathic spirit—and sanity—by "sculpting" his body, artworks, friendships, his hand-hewn house, and his art-filled letters to his dearest friends and family. The film explores themes of resiliency, hope, and humor with a script culled from over a thousand of Westermann’s letters and one audio-interview. Voiced by four-time Academy-Award nominee and MIFF Mid-Life Achievement Award honoree Ed Harris and scored by Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet, Westermann is, “staggeringly powerful; mind-blowing”–Frank Gehry.

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man if He Was an idea

Maine Film Center

Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as "something of a phenomenon" by The Strad and a “high-powered soloist” by The New York Times.

She performs solo violin pieces composed by 12 leading composers, including Laurie Anderson, Valerie Coleman, Gabriela Lena Frank, and more.

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Lara St. John: ♀she/her/hers

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Featuring the recorded voices of Mahalia Jackson and Studs Terkel.

Kronos Quartet

PPU Pittsburgh Playhouse

Musicians from around the country and around the world have found refuge in New York, a city with a rich musical history, diverse cultural influences, and endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our first Refuge concert features a World Premiere commission by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Raven Chacon and brings together extraordinary artists from Shanghai, West Africa, Tunisia, Brazil, Jamaica, France, Arizona and Minneapolis, who have all found their artistic home in New York.

Nyc Tapestry: Home As Refuge

Perelman Performing Arts Center

Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75: A Day of Music Celebration

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

Cap off your evening with a drink and an intimate musical exchange in the glow of the skyline as seen from the Kaplan Penthouse as Grammy-winning composer, writer, director, visual artist, and vocalist Laurie Anderson curates a night of spoken word and narrative pieces featuring Ms. Anderson and some of her favorite artists from the New York performance scene. 
Part of <a>Nightcap,</a> a series hosted by Nadia Sirota, Creative Partner. 
This event follows <a>that evening’s</a> Philharmonic concert featuring Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.

Laurie Anderson

Composer

Events

Past events

Jul 27, 2024

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man if He Was an idea · Waterville Creates

Jan 20, 2024

Lara St. John: ♀she/her/hers · The Royal Conservatory of Music

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