Wednesday, March 21 - Free
#7276 - 6:30 pm - no seats left
#7337 - 8:00 pm
The glass armonica’s celestial sound is created by placing moistened fingers on the edges of revolving crystal bowls of different sizes. Learn the history of Franklin’s invention and hear a performance by Cecilia Brauer including Mozart’s composition for the instrument. Composer Peter Kirn will discussthe physics behind the sound and how he has re-imagined the instrument in digital sound with visual effects.
The Graduate Center
of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th St)
Pre-registering holds your seat until 15 minutes before curtain, then seating is first come, first served. Pre-register by phone or email: 212-817-8215 or continuinged@gc.cuny.edu, and refer to the registration number.
Supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and Con Edison.
Science & the Arts
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/sciart