© photo Steve Celestin
Requiem for fossil fuels was performed at the World Financial Center Winter Garden on November 12, 2010. Martha Cluver (soprano), Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Silver (tenor), and Mark Uhlemann (bass).
The “Offertum” section of Requiem for fossil fuels was created from recordings made in 2004, just outside the Winter Garden on the plaza overlooking the harbor, as part of O+A’s installation “Blue Moon”.
Presented by Arts World Financial Center (sponsored by American Express, Bank of America, Battery Park City Authority and Brookfield Offic Properties). The performance was part of New Sounds Live, curated by John Schaeffer, host and producer of WNYC Radio’s New Sounds and Soundcheck. With support from Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, Harvestworks, and Electronic Music Foundation.
photos by Steve Celestin on flickr
video by Stuart Culpepper on vimeo
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