"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" comes to New York

This Saturday, June 21, Composer Pete M. Wyer brings his piece "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" to New York in celebration of the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. "And Death" is a participatory singing event for a synchronized headphone choir. People of all ages are invited to join. Participants do not need to be able to read music or have choral experience, and can sing in groups or by themselves. Using a new, free app (SusSync) that plays the accompaniment and synchronizes their mobile devices, participants will take a 45-minute mapped-out journey through lower Manhattan singing the words of Thomas, creating a moving tapestry that will eventually converge outside Poets House in Rockefeller Park. Live accompaniment will be provided by the Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece ensemble that takes music from concert halls, rock clubs, and jazz basements to the streets and beyond. Feature vocalists include soprano Eleanor Taylor, mezzo Kathryn Krasovec, tenor Glenn Seven Allen, and baritone David Schmidt.

"And Death" commences at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 21 in various locations and converges at Rockefeller Park (Battery Park City) at 11:45 am. The event is being co-presented by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Make Music New York, and Poets House in association with American Opera Projects as part of the River To River Festival 2014.

For more information and to register, please go to http://makemusicny.org/summer-schedule/2014/features/downtown-sound/and-death-shall-have-no-dominion/

READ

the interview with Pete M. Wyer in THE HUFFINGTON POST

LISTEN

to the ADSHND profile on John Schaefer's WNYC program NEW SOUNDS

WATCH

Pete M. Wyer's video tour of And Death Shall Have No Dominion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ifmOQXL75M