“Bright Field“: Music and Modernism :: with R. Luke DuBois :: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. :: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York City :: $15, $10 members, $5 students ::

During the decade leading up to the first World War, composers such as Debussy, Schoenberg, Scriabin, and Stravinsky were writing music in active dialogue with the social upheavals, intellectual currents, and political events of their day, embracing the same radical spirit that inspired their colleagues in the visual arts. This gallery program highlights selections of music from 1910–18 performed by Typical Music, an ensemble comprised of New York New Music virtuosi Todd Reynolds (violin), Ashley Bathgate (cello) and Vicky Chow (piano). A talk by American composer R. Luke DuBois precedes the concert.