Cyro Baptista & The Grateful Inventions in Concert
 May 31, 2008
Doors open at 7pm.
Music starts at 7:30pm
Union Congressional Church
176 Cooper Ave Montclair NJ
Our inaugural concert will feature two world class musicians, percussionist Cyro Baptista & Cellist Alan Stepansky.
Cyro Baptista & Banquet of the Spirits
 Banquet of the Spirits features the tight new quartet led by maestro Cyro Baptista—the percussionist who has performed with everyone from Herbie Hancock and Yo-Yo Ma to Laurie Anderson, Paul Simon and, Medeski Martin and Wood. Cyro’s endless sonic curiosity and intense rhythmic drive has never been stronger in these imaginative original songs. Featuring three of the best young musicians out of the downtown scene and some very special guests, the music jumps from a whisper to a scream and never misses a beat.
The quartet embodies the philosophy of Anthropofagia, a Brazilian cultural movement from the 1920's. The band, is a musical manifestation of the process of eating, swallowing, and digesting all the tendencies that are part of the sonic landscape and our environment. The music is the product of all sounds that they have collectively consumed over the years; some of them they've digested and others they have rejected. After that, it has been difficult to identify what belongs to what country, culture, or religion.
The Grateful Inventions & Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20
Featuring Alan Stepansky & Friends
World Class Cellist Alan Stepansky & friends will premiere The Grateful Inventions a tribute to the Grateful Dead's musical innovation and adventurousness.
In 1995, millions of people across the planet mourned the passing of Grateful Dead lead guitarist Jerry Garcia. THE GRATEFUL INVENTIONS was inspired by his musical legacy, and offers Grateful Dead fans and others - a new way to enjoy his music. This project began as a series of experiments that has led to an original musical creation that reinvents the Grateful Deads music in a unique way.
Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20
Mendelssohn composed his remarkable String Octet in October 1825, when he was 16 years old; the first performance took place before the end of that year in one of the Sunday musicales at his family's home in Berlin. |
