The Batik Quartet and Morii Duo

DCCC Live Music Series presents The Batik Quartet and Morii Duo, a fantastic array of top-notch clarinetists hailing from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Texas.  Both ensembles will showcase a variety of ways in which the boundaries of what sounds can be created in a live performance context can be pushed, and incorporate these new sonic possibilities and techniques, whether they are produced acoustically through extended techniques or with the help of effects pedals and processing, in unique and excited concert programing that goes well beyond the traditional classical roots of their instrument.
The program features exciting works from DCCC music professor and composer, Richard Belcastro. A highlight of the program will be the U.S. premiere of an original interactive work by Belcastro for animated film, live musicians and digital media titled “Claws & Effect” which takes the audience on a fun filled journey through a day in the life of a rambunctious and playful kitten named “Popcorn”!   Morii Duo will also present a preview of a new work by Belcastro for bass clarinets and live digital effect processing sure to shake the house! In addition, David Bowie fans will enjoy Belcastro’s tribute to Bowie’s music entitled “Bits of Bowie”, for solo clarinet and fixed media.
The concert will be rounded out with works by composers Jennifer Rose, Jennifer Jolley, Emily Joy Sullivan, and Philadelphia-based composer Daniel Dorff. Audiences are even invited to bring their phones out and play a video game along with one of the pieces!

These fantastic artists and musicians have toured worldwide on stages from New Zealand to Beijing and across the US from Carnegie Hall to NAMM.  This fun and family friendly show is sure to be a joy for all!
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