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Alabaster

Finkelmeier Maria | Finkelmeier Maria

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8m 1s
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Alabaster, by Maria Finkelmeier
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Alabaster, composed and performed by Maria Finkelmeier Filmed at CityPOP in Boston, MA --- ABOUT THE PIECE: Alabaster explores timbres of quirky instruments while experimenting with the potential of a single loop pedal. In three sections, layers of motifs are stacked upon one another, both in a specific meter, and in free time. As each section builds, sounds are captured and manipulated by composer David Ibbett. The title, Alabaster, is type of material that was used to create ornate Egyptian sculptures and materials. It is often washed and heated to imitate marble. --- ABOUT THE ARTIST: Named a “one-woman dynamo” by The Boston Globe, Maria Finkelmeier is a percussion performer, educator, and active arts entrepreneur based in Boston, Massachusetts. Maria recently founded a nonprofit organization, Kadence Arts, devoted to incubating artistic projects, curating performances, and engaging local communities through music making. From 2012 - 2015, she served as the program manager of the Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department at New England Conservatory. Prior to rooting in New England, she spent three years in Northern Sweden at the Piteå Institution for Music and Media as an artist in residence. A nuanced interpreter and creator of new music, Maria is co-founder of the artist collective, Masary Studios, responsible for turning Fenway Park’s Green Monster into an instrument and projection canvas for Illuminus at HubWeek in 2015. She also tours with Quartet Kalos, a Swedish-American band (clarinet, cello, voice, percussion) focused on arranging folk music and commissioning new works, and presents a solo program entitled “Human and/or Machine.” A sought after multidisciplinary collaborator, Maria has been commissioned to create works for the Boston Center for the Arts, Illuminus Boston, ArtWeek Boston, and the Outside the Box Festival. Social: Twitter: @mariafinkperc Instagram: @mariafinkperc & @improvaday Facebook: /mariafinkperc Website: www.mariafinkelmeier.com --- STICKS/MALLETS #vfSDW2 - Dave Weckl Evolution Signature Stick http://vicfirth.com/products/drum-sticks/signature-sticks/dave-weckl-evolution/ #vfM33 - Terry Gibbs Signature http://vicfirth.com/products/keyboard-mallets/signature-keyboard/m33/ --- FOLLOW US! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicfirth.company/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicfirth Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicfirth