SWELTER was a sound installation made by Super Critical Mass and performed around Central Park Lake at this year’s Make Music New York by Tilt Brass, an experimental horn ensemble that, for this performance, invited horn players of varying age and skill to participate in the thirty-five minute concert.
My husband met me at the Central Park Boat House for the concert on the lake in Central Park. I had packed sandwiches and our new Rebel camera. Sadly the pictures were erased while downloading! But the memories remain.
In clusters along the shore, the horn players volleyed a call and response across the water. There were periods of long tones with long spaces between responses and then a rapid succession of notes pursued from one end of the lake to the other.Other couples drifted by us with umbrellas or hats and amiable faces, some trying to make out the musical patterns while others sat enjoying the sounds, the sun, and the day.
In clusters along the shore, the horn players volleyed a call and response across the water. There were periods of long tones with long spaces between responses and then a rapid succession of notes pursued from one end of the lake to the other.Other couples drifted by us with umbrellas or hats and amiable faces, some trying to make out the musical patterns while others sat enjoying the sounds, the sun, and the day.
