How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles the takeover into a web feature. Follow the live takeovers on our Instagram account and catch the write-up from the latest feature below.
Brooklyn-based composer Christopher Cerrone won the 2015 Samuel Barber Rome Prize, and his opera, Invisible Cities, was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Between playing with the acoustics in the American Academy in Rome and meeting up with friends for some real Italian pizza, Chris found the time to soak up the history of la città eterna.
July 15, 2016 - 2:04 pm:
Hello Q2 Music fans! Chris Cerrone here. I'm going to start my Q2 Takeover with a #tbt to this past Tuesday when Maltese pianist Gabi Sultana played my piano piece Hoyt-Schermerhorn at the Accademia Filharmonica in Rome. Gabi is an amazing pianist who also gave the Maltese premiere of the piece back in April. Fun fact: everything else I've ever written is still available for Maltese premiere.
3:10 pm:
One of the most amazing places in Rome is the Villa Giulia, home to the Etruscan Museum and a very special garden.
4:26 pm:
Part of my project coming to Rome was to explore many of the amazing acoustic spaces of the city. I'm writing a flute and electronics piece for Tim Munro (to premiere at Miller Theater in the fall) that explores the flute in different acoustic spaces. Here is the stairwell at the American Academy which has one of the craziest acoustics in the city. Also feel free to make fun of my flute playing.
5:47 pm:
The stunning Guardino degli Aranci (Orange Gardens) on top of the Aventine Hill features a perfect view of St. Peter's Basilica across the city.
8:13 pm:
Part of William Kentridge's "triumphs and laments," a giant work created along the Tiber River. It was literally erased out of the wall; the darker colors are the original color of the wall, the rest was washed away.
12:52 am:
Naturally I end my day by getting to meet Kristjan Jarvi for a pizza in Trastevere (not pictured: the amazing Italian jazz composer Massimo Nunzi and conductor Marlon Chen).