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SUMMARY:Let's Play! Video Game Music Reimagined Featuring DiscoCactus
DESCRIPTION:Let’s Play: Video Game Music Live in Concert! \n\nGet ready for the ultimate video game music experience as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra teams up with the genre-blending\, high-energy band DiscoCactus! This one-of-a-kind concert brings your favorite gaming soundtracks to life with a live orchestra and a powerhouse VGM band\, delivering an electrifying mix of classical\, rock\, funk\, and jazz. Whether you’re a longtime gamer or just love incredible music\, this show is for you! \nFeaturing music from:Hollow Knight | World of Warcraft\nNieR | Minecraft | The Legend of ZeldaElden Ring | Hades | Undertale \nAnd More! \nCosplay encouraged—join the pre-show gathering at 2 PM and show off your best gaming-inspired look. \nThis isn’t just a concert—it’s a celebration of video game culture\, packed with nostalgia\, epic soundscapes\, and the kind of energy that’ll make you want to hit “Continue.” \n\n\n\n\nFeatured Performers\nNew Haven Symphony Orchestra\nChelsea Tipton\, II\, NHSO principal pops conductor\nDiscoCactus:\nPete Bobinski\, guitar\nSam Bobinski\, bass\nLaura Intravia\, voice\, flute\, ewi\nDoug Perry\, drums\, vibraphone\, voice\nChris Pierorazio\, drums\nMatheus Garcia Souza\, violin\nBen Wallace\, keyboard \n \n  \n\nMeet DiscoCactus\nDiscoCactus is a collective of composers\, performers\, and arrangers. They play video game music. Sort of. They use video game soundtracks as a jumping off point for a party\, a nonstop display of kinetic musicianship that blends contemporary art music with dozens of pop styles\, steeped in the language of the Internet. \nEstablished in 2014\, the band’s core is made of six game audio professionals that serve as the primary arrangers and performing mainstays. But\, like a frightened cat\, Discocactus can grow up to four times its normal size when threatened (or for big projects). \nEach of DiscoCactus’s members is a world-class performer in their own right. Their members have studied at some of the world’s top conservatories\, written music for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales\, toured the world with Video Games Live\, and more. You’ve heard some of them in games like Celeste\, Destiny 2\, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI\, and Final Fantasy XV. You’ve heard SEVERAL of them in Anew: The Distant Light and Mortal Kombat 11. \nWhen it’s time to play as DiscoCactus\, these six performers form like Voltron\, bringing all of their experience and power down on one glorious purpose: To make you dance! Some members have debuted operas\, some have studied Brazilian pop\, and some improvise. Together\, they combine unique perspectives to make a show that transcends genre and transforms the music  in fresh\, exciting ways. You don’t have to know a thing about video game music to enjoy DiscoCactus. You don’t even have to know a thing about music! You just need to strap in for a rollicking\, avant-garde nerd carnival. \n\n  \n  \n\n\nConcert Sponsors\n  \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://newhavensymphony.org/event/discocactus-shelton/
LOCATION:Shelton High School\, 120 Meadow St.\, Shelton\, CT\, 06484\, United States
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SUMMARY:City of Floating Sounds
DESCRIPTION:Presented By New Haven Symphony Orchestra\, International Festival Of Arts & Ideas\, and Yale Schwarzman Center \nThis concert is free and open to the public. \n6pm: RESERVE a space on one of the walking tours and stay for the concert on the New Haven Green \n7pm: NO RESERVATION REQUIRED for the concert on the New Haven Green \nNew Haven Green is located at 250 Temple Street\, New Haven CT 06511 \nCheck the event listing HERE for the most up to date information from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. \n\nCity of Floating Sounds – Concert on the Green: 7PM\nExperience a magical summer evening on the New Haven Green with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas\, as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra\, in partnership with Yale Schwarzman Center\, presents City of Floating Sounds\, a free\, open-air concert that celebrates New Haven’s rich history and culture. \nLed by Music Director Perry So\, the concert celebrates New Haven’s neighborhoods and residents\, past and present\, with musical selections: \nFanfare for the Common Man\nWritten by Aaron Copland\n \nOverture to the opera La Gazza Ladra\nWritten by Gioachino Rossini \nCity of Floating Sounds (excerpt)\nWritten by Huang Ruo\n \nPiano Concerto in C Minor\, Mvt. 1\nWritten by Helen E. Hagan\nPremiered by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra with Helen Hagan\, soloist\, in 1912\nNewly arranged by Soomin Kim\nFeaturing guest piano soloist Samantha Ege \nBut Not for Me & I Got Rhythm\nWritten by George Gershwin \nArr. Joan Ellison \nDanzón No. 2\nWritten by Arturo Márquez\nFeaturing a side-by-side performance with students from Yale Music in Schools Initiative \n\n\nMeet Composer Huang Ruo: \n \n  \n\nPress Coverage for Recent Performances of “City of Floating Sounds”: \n“In the key of 5G: the ‘dimensionalist’ who wrote a symphony for 1\,000 phones”\nThe Guardian\, June 2024 \nHuang Ruo: City of Floating Sounds: Review\nQuay’s Life\, June 2024 \n  \n  \nAdditional support for this concert is provided by the Helen H. Roberts Trust and Southern Connecticut State University \n\nCity of Floating Sounds – Walking Tours: 6PM\n\n\nCity of Floating Sounds is an invitation to connect with our surroundings and each other. Experience a shifting soundscape as you journey through the city. Can you find other audience members to create a richer sound? Pushing the boundaries of classical music performance\, City of Floating Sounds uses cutting-edge creative technology to take music out into the city. Guided by a bespoke mobile app\, make your way through the streets of New Haven listening to fragments of Huang Ruo’s meditative new work.As you get closer to the Green – and other audience members – the sound will expand\, revealing more parts of the work. An opportunity to explore New Haven in a new light – the path you take and who you meet on your journey can all change what you hear. \nThe traveling element of the event begins at 6PM from a series of locations approximately a 30 minutes from the New Haven Green. (The concert takes place at New Haven Green at 7PM and lasts 90 minutes.) The City of Floating Sounds requires audiences to download an app.  The download link will be released 2 days before the event. \n\nClick here to register for the walking paths and to learn more about this immersive experience.
URL:https://newhavensymphony.org/event/city-of-floating-sounds/
LOCATION:New Haven Green\, 250 Temple Street\, New Haven\, CT\, 06511\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Outdoor Concerts,Partner Series,Special Events
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