EMPAC @ Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
USA
Sponsored by the Vasudha Living and Learning Community with support from the Volmer Fries Endowment
“The Reach Of Resonance”, filmed in ten countries, is a meditation on the meaning of music, which juxtaposes the creative paths of four musicians who use music to cultivate a deeper understanding of the world around them. Among them are Miya Masaoka using music to interact with insects and plants; Jon Rose, utilizing a violin bow to turn fences into musical instruments in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Palestine; John Luther Adams translating the geophysical phenomena of Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag, who explores global socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing a riot into a string quartet, and creating live cinema with garbage.