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You know HOOPER PICCALERO- Darlings of the Boston upper class? Named "Utmost Ambassadors of Razzle Dazzle Fluffy Spikey (sic) music?" Boston's No. 1 state-subsidized music ensemble? The band from the weird dreams you don't remember?
H O O P E R P I C C A L E R O
Unafraid of either complexity, repetition, silence or lyricism, Hooper
Piccalero creates refreshing musical landscapes. The Boston-based
quartet "specializes in textural scrabbles reminiscent of early Art
Ensemble sides, as well as quirky spoken-word oriented pieces like
'What the Fuck,' in which the title is ritualistically repeated like
some kind of Balinese monkey chant" (Time Out NY).
Drawing from influences including the aforementioned Art Ensemble of
Chicago and Sun Ra, Hooper Piccalero uses spoken word and theater in
many of their compositions. In their piece "No Vignettes", they phone
NPR host Steve Inskeep. In other compositions, they involve the
audience with in-concert surveys or directly with musical
contributions.
Hooper Piccalero is comprised of four classically-trained musicians;
their vocabulary of extended techniques affords the opportunity for
pyrotechnic displays but also beautiful melodic statements. Their
repertoire is mostly original, consisting of a variety of composed
material, graphic scores and game pieces- but it also includes pieces
by John Zohn, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Christian Wolff and Norman
Bolter.
Hooper Piccalero members have performed or recorded with Art Lande,
Anthony Coleman, Slavic Soul Party, the DaHa Orchestra (lead by Andrew
D'Angelo and Curtis Hasselbring), Summit Brass, Cleo Parker Robinson
dance, the Rubblebucket Orchestra and timba band La Bolá.
Performing throughout North America, Hooper Piccalero has played at
the Stone and the Jalopy Theater in New York; NOW Series in Toronto;
Jordan Hall, the Lily Pad, and the Boston Public Library in Boston;
Radio Bean in Burlington; the Hotcakes Gallery in Milwaukee; and the
Ennui Cafe in Chicago.
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