2021-2022 MELA CALENDAR
June 23, 25 2022
The Theatre of Eternal Music: Live Performance Series
LA MONTE YOUNG
Birthday Blues
Young's Dorian Blues (c. 1906-61-present)
THE THEATRE OF ETERNAL MUSIC
| La Monte Young | · | voice |
| Marian Zazeela | · | light design |
| Jung Hee Choi | · | voice and light design |
| Ben Neill | · | just intonation trumpet |
| Jon Catler | · | electric fretless guitar |
| Hansford Rowe | · | electric fretless bass |
| Charles Curtis | · | cello |
| Naren Budhkar | · | tabla |
in a setting of
Abstract #1 from Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals, Marian Zazeela
Environmental Composition 2017 #1, Jung Hee Choi
Thursday, June 23 and Saturday, June 25 · 7:00 pm
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Seating will be on carpeted floor and cushions only.
For those requiring special assistance, please contact MELA at mail@melafoundation.org
Admission $63. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $56.
Limited Seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Information and reservations: mail@melafoundation.org
CONCERT NOTES
MELA's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
January 27, 2022
La Monte Young and Jung Hee Choi in Conversation with Andy Battaglia
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 1·2 pm, Dia Online
La Monte Young will discuss his composition Trio for Strings (1958) with his longtime collaborator Jung Hee Choi in a conversation moderated by ARTnews deputy editor and sound-art curator Andy Battaglia. This conversation is organized in conjunction with the first official release of Young·s Trio for Strings, which was recorded live from the Dream House, a legendary sound-and-light installation by Young, Marian Zazeela, and Choi at Dia Chelsea in 2015.
Event Details
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 1·2 pm.
Live on Zoom
Free. Register for the event here.
November 25, 2021 – January 28, 2022
Lausanne Dream House at Galerie l'elac
Lausanne Dream House
November 25, 2021 · January 28, 2022
Galerie l'elac
Avenue du Temple 5, 1020 Renens, Switzerland
A collaborative Sound and Light Environment by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi will be presented at Galerie l·elac, Lausanne, Switzerland. This Swiss premiere of the Dream House, titled Lausanne Dream House, is presented as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the ECAL (1821-2021) and the research project, HES-SO "Phantom Power". The environment will open on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 6 pm and continue through January 28, 2022.
For further information:
www.visioncreationnewsound.chwww.ecal.ch
October 27, 28 2021
Dream House Opens for Free to the Public
DREAM HOUSE FREE TO THE PUBLIC
MELA Foundation is pleased to announce that the Dream House Sound and Light Environment will open for free to the public Wednesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 28, 2021 from 2 PM until Midnight.
In the current collaborative Sound and Light Environment by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi, the new configuration of the Young and Choi collaborative sound environment is presented within the ongoing Zazeela and Choi site-specific light environment.
A full list of the works presented along with the artists' notes can be found here.
This program is made possible, in part, with the support of City Artist Corps Grants
October 14, 15 2021
The Theatre of Eternal Music: Live Performance Series
LA MONTE YOUNG
Birthday Blues
Young's Dorian Blues (c. 1906-61-present)
THE THEATRE OF ETERNAL MUSIC
| La Monte Young | · | voice |
| Marian Zazeela | · | light design |
| Jung Hee Choi | · | voice and light design |
| Ben Neill | · | just intonation trumpet |
| Jon Catler | · | electric fretless guitar |
| Hansford Rowe | · | electric fretless bass |
| Naren Budhkar | · | tabla |
in a setting of
Abstract #1 from Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals, Marian Zazeela
Environmental Composition 2017 #1, Jung Hee Choi
Thursday, October 14 and Friday, October 15 · 7:00 pm
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Seating will be on carpeted floor and cushions only.
For those requiring special assistance, please contact MELA at mail@melafoundation.org
GET TICKETS HERE
Admission $63. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $56.
Limited Seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Information and reservations: mail@melafoundation.org
CONCERT NOTES
MELA's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.