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Composers Concordance Presents Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves Electronic Music Event at Rockwood Music Hall
Courtesy of Gene Pritsker | Posted on April 13, 2024
When
Sun, May 5, 2024
6:00 pm
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Musicians
Gene Pritsker
guitarLynn Bechtold
violinTom Blatt
bass, electricDan Cooper
bassAdam Holzman
keyboardsAbout
For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On May 5th at Rockwood Music Hall, the 'CompCord @ 40' festival concludes with an electronic music event tilted: 'Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves'. Taking on this Arabic folk-tale, that uses the number 40 in its titled, CompCord challenged composers to make electronic music inspired by the story.
The program will consist of 17 electronic or electroacoustic music compositions by an eclectic array of composers. Featured compositions include 'Sesame Mucho' by Lynn Bechtold, 'Crossing Forty' by Stefania de Kenessey, Gene Pritsker's 'Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves Haikus' based on Haikus by 8 living poets, and Composers Concordance founder Joseph Pehrson's 'Bleepy'...