Today Lampo announces its WS20 season, which begins in late February with new work from Chicago artist Whitney Johnson (aka Matchess) and concludes in June with a special performance by the Jessica Pavone String Ensemble, as we also celebrate 10 years of Lampo at the Graham Foundation. In between, we bring you new projects from … Continued
Lampo director Andrew Fenchel and musician Steve Hauschildt will talk about experimental music and conduct a hands-on workshop at Apple Michigan Avenue on Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. Steve also will perform a short set. Music Lab: Sonic Landscapes with Lampo and Steve Hauschildt. Details here.
Lampo is very pleased to announce its FW19 season of programs—with special new projects from artists Sarah Davachi, Laura Steenberge, Roc Jiménez de Cisneros, Caterina Barbieri, Catherine Lamb and Rebecca Lane. On October 5, Sarah Davachi premieres a new long-form composition for pipe organ and two French horns, in the soaring interior of Rockefeller Chapel. … Continued
Lampo director Andrew Fenchel looks back at Resonance: A Sound Art Marathon at the Walker Art Center, in this review for the Walker Reader. The May 2019 festival, organized by Pavel Pyś and Doug Benidt, included artists Philip Blackburn, Christine Sun Kim, Walter Kitundu, … Continued
Today Lampo announces its WS19 season, featuring projects by artists Florian Hecker, Peter Rehberg, James Hoff, Jon Davies and DeForrest Brown Jr., and Anthony Pateras—with five special performances across Chicago, at the Poetry Foundation, the Graham Foundation, and the new Green Line Performing Arts Center in the city’s Washington Park neighborhood. Lampo WS19 begins in … Continued
Rafael Toral is well-known by audiences worldwide for his dense guitar drones and exquisite ambient work. But that was the problem, according to the Portuguese artist. His approach was in danger of becoming formulaic. So, Toral took what he considers a radical new direction.
Finally, after two years in transition, he is ready to introduce fans to his next phase, one he calls his Space Program. Here, Toral performs the U.S. premiere of compositions Space Study 1 and Space Study 2. Now he is focused on silence and its articulation with sound, manipulating sine waves with new tools like his special controller gloves.
A composer, musician and visual artist, Rafael Toral (b.1967, Lisbon, Portugal) has been performing since 1984. In the 90s he was described as one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the decade, influenced by Alvin Lucier, Brian Eno and Sonic Youth. Collaborators include Phill Niblock, Jim O’Rourke, Thurston Moore and Rhys Chatham.