Lisa Bielawa, Susan Narucki Chance Encounter

Description

Chance Encounter is a site-specific music work performed in public spaces and street corners by Lisa Bielawa, vocalist Susan Narucki and as many as 15 to 20 musicians. Staged to integrate common urban elements such as taxicabs, subway stairs and store entrances, Bielawa’s work moves through public spaces, alternating between two groups of musicians. Each audience member’s experience of the work depends on his or her location; some hear only one musician and the vocalist, while for others the entire ensemble is audible. Conceived as a way to bring experimental music to a commonly accessible location, Chance Encounter is produced by a consortium of venues and groups.



Biography

  • Lisa Bielawa

    Composer and vocalist Lisa Bielawa takes inspiration for her work from literary sources and close artistic collaborations. A composer-in-residence at…

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  • Susan Narucki

    A distinguished chamber musician and soprano, Susan Narucki has been a guest with the Orion String Quartet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Cent…

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Project Updates

  • 2010: Bielawa releases Chance Encounter CD

  • 2010: Lisa Bielawa premieres Chance Encounter on the Tiber, the newest iteration of her Creative Capital project, on the opening day of the new MAXXI museum in Rome

  • 2007: A film of Chance Encounter is screened at the Park City Film Music Festival

  • 2008: Topos Nostalgia, part of Chance Encounter, is performed with the Janus Ensemble in Salzburg, Austria

Work Samples