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[[Aaron_and_Bryce_Dessner| Bryce Dessner]] in addtion to his work with [[The National (band)|The National]] is a founding member of Clogs, an improvising quartet that has toured with [[The Books]] in the UK and at the Sydney Festival. Clogs' music served as the soundtrack to the [[Chris Eigeman]] film [[Turn the River]]. |
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==Collaborations== |
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Bryce Dessner is also a frequent collaborator with artists including [[Philip Glass]], [[Bang on a Can All-Stars]], and [[Glenn Kotche]]. Dessner served as the musical director for [[Matthew Ritchie]]'s The Morning Line<ref>http://www.tba21.org/pavilions/20?category=pavilions</ref>installation, collaborating with Ritchie and a number of contemporary composers. He founded and serves as the artistic director of the MusicNOW Festival, an annual showcase of the best in contemporary music held in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>http://www.musicnowfestival.org/new/</ref> |
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== Commissions== |
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*"Memorial" for the 2006 [http://www.newyorkguitarfestival.org/ New York Guitar Festival] |
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*"An evening of music for [http://thekitchen.org/ the Kitchen], [http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/New_York_City NYC], [[March]] [[2007]] |
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==MusicNOW Festival== |
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The [http://www.musicnowfestival.org/new MusicNOW] Festival was founded by Bryce Dessner in April 2006 in his hometown of [[Cincinnati]], Ohio. A variety of contemporary musicians from around the world have performed at the annual festival. Over three years the festival has featured both the US premieres from musicians such as Pedro Soler and the Havels. Each year has also included world premieres of new works commissioned by the festival. These include a collaboration between David Cossin and [http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Glenn_Kotche Glenn Kotche], new arrangements for string quartet from [[Sufjan Stevens]], new work from Clogs and new music by [[Richard Reed Parry]] (of [[Arcade Fire]]). In 2008, [[Andrew Bird]], fresh from recording shared many of the songs from his recent release. Photos from 2008 can be seen [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49779-photos-musicnow-festival-cincinnati-oh-0402-040508 here]. |
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The festival is held at the 100-year old Hamilton County Memorial Hall where artist Karl jensen has created an art installation for the event. |
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[[Vincent Moon]] documented performances from the 2007 festival for a Take Away Show on French website [http://www.blogotheque.net/Sufjan-Stevens-and-friends,3128 La Blogotheque]. |
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==External Links== |
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*[http://www.americanmary.com The National] (official site) |
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*[http://www.clogsmusic.com Clogs] (official site) |
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*[http://www.musicnowfestival.org/new] (official site) |
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*[http://www.tba21.org/pavilions/49?category=pavilions The Morning Line] |
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*http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49779-photos-musicnow-festival-cincinnati-oh-0402-040508 |
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