You forgot to mention the most important part of that Deerhoof show - they’re covering/reworking Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”!

Wait, they are? Where’d you read that??

I didn’t mention that because I wasn’t quite sure what the deal is in terms of just what Deerhoof will be playing. Are they playing The Rite: Remixed? Is Metropolis Ensemble? Are they both together (I guess so…)?

Here, check this:

“Friday, July 18, 7:30 p.m.
with Metropolis Ensemble - The Rite: Remixed
Deerhoof is paired, via the forward thinking Wordless Music Series, with a world premiere by Metropolis Ensemble, led by Artistic Director/Conductor Andrew Cyr. The Rite: Remixed is a collaboration with composers and live electronics producer/performers Ryan Francis, Leo Leite, and Ricardo Romaneiro, who re-conceptualize Stravinsky’s monumental The Rite of Spring through the lens of the latest sounds and technology from electronica. The work combines keyboards and laptops with huge percussion and brass ensembles to create a futuristic, rhythm-inspired sonic tableau.

$3 suggested donation. At the Bandshell.”

Here’s some more info in case you’re interested:

The Rite: Remixed | Metropolis Ensemble
Presented by Wordless Music Series

July 16 and 17 @ Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
July 18 Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park

Stravinsky’s riot-inducing modern icon The Rite of Spring
remixed through the lens of electronica

Metropolis Ensemble led by Artistic Director / Conductor Andrew Cyr presents the world premiere of The Rite: Remixed, a collaboration between three composers and live electronics producers that explodes the boundaries of live electro-classical music. Ricardo Romaneiro, Ryan Francis, and Leo Leite re-conceptualize the most revolutionary work of the 20th Century, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, through the lens of the latest sounds and technology from electronica creating a ground-breaking live remix. Combined with acoustic forces of percussion battery and brass ensemble, and two keyboards and laptops, The Rite: Remixed will fuse a futuristic, rhythm-inspired sonic tableaux with a hyper-kinetic visual show.

There will be three opportunities to experience The Rite: Remixed
July 16
8–10pm
The Revolution @ Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St., tickets: 1.800.838.3006)
World Premiere of The Rite: Remixed. Also on the program, Ricardo Romaneiro’s Synthetic Mosaic: II featuring pianist Ola Gjeilo, and Two-Part Belief (World Premiere) (poetry by Christopher Cahill), featuring soprano Hila Plitmann .

July 17
9pm–2am
LIVE @ LPR (Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St., tickets: 1.800.838.3006))
Featuring The Rite: Remixed and Digital Cities, in a hyper-kinetic show of future-forward electro-classical beats also featuring minimal tech house by guest DJs and interactive laptops. Metropolis Ensemble invites you to experience the latest in live electro-classical performance: The Rite: Remixed, followed by Ricardo Romaneiro’s futuristic Digital Cities, journeying through rhythm-inspired sonic-scapes and kaleidoscopic patterns that accelerate into the after-party. Guest artists and DJs to be announced.

July 18
7:30–11pm
Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park (Enter at 9th Street)
Free
Wordless Music Series pairs Metropolis Ensemble and indie sensation Deerhoof for a night of music under the stars. Ronen Givony’s trademark mix of contemporary classical, post-rock, and electronica is staged at Celebrate Brooklyn for an expected audience of 10,000. Metropolis Ensemble’s The Rite: Remixed explodes the boundaries of live electro-classical music. Also on the program, Romaneiro’s Two-Part Belief featuring soprano Hila Plitmann.

DETAILS:
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, NYC
Tickets: 1.800.838.3006 or http://www.lepoissonrouge.com
July 16
Time: 8PM (doors open at 7PM)
$35 Guaranteed table seat
$20 General admission seat
July 17
Time: 9PM (doors open at 8PM)
$20 General admission (standing room only)
July 18
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, Prospect Park Bandshell (The entrance to the Prospect Park Bandshell is located at Prospect Park West & 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.)
Free
Time: 7:30pm

About the other works:
Synthetic Mosaic: II is a collaboration between Ricardo Romaneiro performing live electronics and pianist/composer Ola Gjeilo known for his live improvisations. This work is a revised version of Synthetic Mosaic (2005), with soundscapes and floating piano improvisations, it takes the listener on a journey from light to dark then back to light.

Two-Part Belief, by composer Ricardo Romaneiro, employs similar ground-breaking technological and performative techniques to a new end: the creation of a new music composition. Newly conceived electronic sound banks function like a live chorus of color, shaped and sculpted in real-time much like a vocal performance. Using the poetry of Christopher Cahill as a point of departure, soprano Hila Plitmann will weave ghost-like vocal lines into a tapestry of spectral harmonies.

Building on a series of acclaimed live electronic improvisations in several cities, Ricardo Romaneiro’s Digital Cities elides the visual topography of computer chips and cityscapes through the media of digital and acoustic composition and performance.

About the Artists

The Metropolis Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra dedicated to emerging the next generation of performers and composers. Founded in 2006 by conductor Andrew Cyr, the Metropolis Ensemble performs and commissions new music in addition to presenting some of the most influential works of the 20th Century. To learn more, visit: http://www.metropolisensemble.org

Electro-classical composer Ricardo Romaneiro (b. 1979) ‘is reinventing classical music one color at a time’ (Esquire Magazine, America’s Best and Brightest 2007) by painting his music in a sonic and stylistic kaleidoscope.

Ryan Anthony Francis’s (b. 1981) compositions have been met with audience and critical acclaim throughout the United States and France. His works have been variously described “compelling” (Los Angeles Times) and “shimmering”, “focused” and “rhythmically sharp-edged” (New York Times).

Brazilian born sound engineer and producer Leo Leite (b. 1977) is one of the world’s most sought-after artists in audio engineering and design, collaborating with dj SASHA, Barry Jamieson, Charlie May, Groove Armada, Layo & Buchwacka, and Christopher Lawrence, among others.

Soprano Hila Plitmann has become a leading light on the international music scene, regularly premiering works by today’s top composers with the world’s great orchestras and conductors.

Conductor Andrew Cyr has collaborated with the world’s top performers and composers of contemporary music, most recently appearing at The Times Center with Kiera Duffy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Anna Polonsky and Ryan Francis. His debut as recording artist featuring the music of Avner Dorman was made with Grammy-winner Classical Producer of the Year (2005) David Frost, and is scheduled for international release in the fall of 2008.

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