Wooden Cities, a Buffalo-based collective of musicians and composers, will perform a free “Live Room” concert at JCCs Jamestown Campus on April 25.
The 7 p.m. concert, free and open to the public, will be held in Scharmann Theatre. The event is sponsored by JCC’s music department and arts, humanities, and health sciences division, college program committee, and Faculty Student Association.
“Live Room” will feature a variety of works, including extended ensemble improvisations, electroacoustic pieces, and music from Wooden Cities’ recently recorded debut album.
Formed in July 2011, the group performs works by new composers and presents works by some of the essential, yet underrepresented, composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
As a collective of composers and arrangers, Wooden Cities has created an extensive repertoire of new concert music, re-interpretations of existing works, scores for silent films, and popular music arrangements while also engaging in free improvisation and game pieces.
The ensemble will also give free presentations on the integration of electronics and acoustic instruments at 10 and 11:30 a.m. in room 142 of Sheldon Center. Ensemble members will also work with students in a recording session in JCC’s recording studio.