A new work currently showing in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Thought Experiments in F# Minor; 2019; Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
Here is an attempt to document our new work commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Viewers are given an iPad and headphones and asked to follow the prerecorded video through the Walt Disney Concert Hall . Wear headphones to get the full effect of the original binaural recording.
This is an 8 minute clip of a 32 minute piece.
Credits:
Curated by
Yuval Sharon
Commissioned by
The Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel,
as a part of the Centennial Season.
Cast
Jena Malone Cat and Composer
Lem Jay Ignacio Composer's Friend
Alex Fox Argument Man
Olivia Cordell Argument Woman
Eddy Munoz Bad Guy
Cindy Fernandez-Nixon Woman on phone
Louisa Abernathy Lobby Mum
Jack Landron Lobby Dad
Lanisa Fredrick Lobby Daughter
Natalie Galdamez Ear Woman
Preserving Machine Barkers
Sky Gray, Jessie Gray, Aradhana Cardiff Miller
Children in Garden
Tika Jonnum, Samantha Seydor
Dancers
Alex Quetell Jobel Medina
Choreography by Danielle Agami
Extras
Bradford Barnes Dedrick Bonner
Frish Brandt Cody Clayburn
Casey Dunn Kyle Goleman
Cornelius Jones Samuel Kay
Elaine Lockley-Smith Monique Lukens
Charlotte Marcoulis Silvi Naci
Andrew Joseph Perez Vivienne Pezzera
Alexander Pimentel Andrew Puente
Maryke Simmonds Gloria Taylor
Leslie Thurston Mick Torres
Sichong Xie Evelyn Hang Yin
Producton
Bradley Rust Gray Mise en Scène
Emma Kingsbury Costume Designer
Erica Frohmdahl Costume Coordinator
Andrew Lynford Casting Services
Alex Rehberger Stage Manager
Luisa Rodriguez Production Assistant
Zev Tiefenbach Logistics
Music
“Symphony No. 1: Allegro vivace” (Not heard in this clip)
composed by Witold Lutosławski
Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
Andante Movement from Sonata No. 2 (Slight amount heard near the end of the clip)
for Solo Violin in A Minor
Composed by J.S. Bach
Performed by Nathan Cole
Vocal Improvisation (Not heard in this clip)
by Sarah Beaty
“Fugue in F# Minor” (Slight bit heard at the beginning of this clip)
Composed by J.S. Bach
Performed by Lucinda Carver
“#Bang huM oFFice ruin” (This piece is heard in the middle of this clip)
Composed by Ellen Reid
Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
First Violin Bing Wang
Conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli
Commissioned by
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association;
Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director
Percussion Improvisation (Not heard in this clip)
by Joseph Pereira
“Sensemayá” (Not heard in this clip)
Composed by Silvestre Revueltas
Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Concertmaster Nathan Cole
Conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli
Special thanks
Zev Tifenbach Meghan Martineau
Kelvin Vu So Yong Kim
Underwritten by the generous contributions of donors to the LA Phil Centennial Campaign