LINES OF SIGHT #6
Collaborating with Strangers. Brenda Hutchinson
Curated by Barbara Held and Pilar Subirà
The life work of Brenda Hutchinson (literally “life work”, based on the cultivation and encouragement of openness in her own life and in those she works with) covers a range of action from abstract electronic music to year-long pieces such as her ongoing project, “dailybell2008”, a commitment to the simple action of ringing bells at sunrise and sunset every day for a year and sharing the awareness of that moment with others.
For “Lines of Sight #6”, Hutchinson converses with San Francisco composer/performer Jon Brumit, founder of Neighborhood Public Radio, about the thread of “collaborating with strangers” that runs through their work, and premieres a work in progress with The Cardew Choir directed by Tom Bickley.
Playlist
01 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 6-21, SolsticeMix”, 2008. 4:24
02 Jon Brumit, “Pioneers walk”
03 Jon Brumit, “door-to-door”
04 Brenda Hutchinson “West 4th St. Quintet”, from Apple Etudes, 1981. 5:52
05 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 9-11, sunrise”, 2008. 1:43
06 Brenda Hutchinson “EEEYAH! “, 1989. 11:44
07 Jon Brumit, “evilbrad”
08 Jon Brumit, “prtynmmr”
09 Jon Brumit, “drumface”
10 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 4-10PM”, 2008
11 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 4-30, sunset, phone”, 2008 0:13
12 Jon Brumit, “Turfquake”
13 Jon Brumit, “waterworld-van-boven”
14 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 8-17, sunrise”, 2008. 2:27
15 Brenda Hutchinson “Star Strangled Banner”, 2008. 3:18
16 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 11-6, sunrise”, 2008. 1:16
17 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 9-19, sunset”, 2008. 0:50
18 Brenda Hutchinson “Erasure”, 2008. 3:59
19 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell 8-27, sunset”, 2008. 0:55
20 Brenda Hutchinson “dailybell, 11-9, 2008, sunset”, The Cardew Choir directed by Tom Bickley,2008. 3:00
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We investigate concepts of time, non-linear and non-Western, the latency of transmission or the use of acoustic and electronic delay, daily rituals and nature, a recorded slice of time and networked collaborations.