Ghost Train Orchestra Plays Moondog — live event
Moondog, aka Louis Hardin, was one of the 20th century’s most imaginative composers. He lived in NYC from the late 40s up until 1972, during which time he could be found costumed in Viking attire, busking on 6th Avenue and 52nd Street, selling records and performing poetry. Blinded as a teenager, he wrote hundreds of beautiful songs, madrigals and symphoniques in Braille which inspired minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who deemed Moondog “the godfather of minimalism.” With their new record Songs and Symphoniques, NYC’s Ghost Train Orchestra reimagined the work of Moondog into a large-scale production, inviting the trailblazing Kronos Quartet and many special guest vocalists to take a variety of approaches to Moondog’s music. Ghost Train Orchestra presents their Album Release Show at Roulette. Brian Carpenter arranger, conductor, trumpet, vocals, harmonica Andy Laster arranger, alto saxophone, flute Curtis Hasselbring arranger, trombone, guitar Matt Bauder arranger, woodwinds Dennis Lichtman clarinet Sara Schoenbeck bassoon Brandon Seabrook guitar Ron Caswell tuba Chris Lightcap bass Rob Garcia drums David Cossin marimba, percussion Max Moston arranger, violin Sara Caswell violin Karen Waltuch viola Alex Waterman cello Joan Wasser vocals Karen Mantler vocals, harmonica
Starts: 2023-11-18T20:00:12Z
Ends: 2023-11-18T22:00:12Z
Where: 509 Atlantic Avenue, New York 11217, United States
Price: $35.0