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Macro & Micro at Michiko Studios
Courtesy of Gene Pritsker | Posted on April 16, 2019
Where
Michiko Studios
149 W 46th Street
New York, NY
Map
(212) 302-4011
When
Sun, May 5, 2019
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Dan Cooper
bassJane Getter
guitarGene Pritsker
guitarDavid Rozenblatt
drumsRichard Sussman
pianoJai Jeffryes
pianoAbout
Composers Concordance's 8th Annual Festival - 'Animals' commences with 'Macro & Micro,' a collaboration with the 'Entertaining Science' series. To be presented at Michiko Studios in midtown Manhattan, this concert will be a study in music of the large and extremely small fauna.
First, a lecture on insect and human behavior and biology by entomologist and explorer Dr. Mark Moffett, including his latest book, The Human Swarm, where he applies lessons from animal societies to our species. Mark's explorations of insect society have led from the top of the world's tallest trees to unexplored caves: among his many awards and accolades is this quote from the esteemed Harvard biologist, E.O. Wilson: "I don't know why you're still alive". ...