Morton Feldman, Gerard Grisey, Salvatore Sciarrino, Beethoven, Mark Rothko, Gary Hill, Deleuze and Guattari, Richard Serra, Jean-Francois Lyotard, George Crumb, the sounds that the radiators in my apartment make.
Joseph Di Ponio has composed music for concert performance, theater, art installations, and silent films. His concert music can be heard on solo and chamber music recitals throughout the U.S. and Canada, and is often inspired by the visual arts, especially the paintings of Barnett Newman, the video installations of Gary Hill, and the sculptures of Richard Serra. In general, his work is concerned with issues of aural history and temporality and has been influenced by the thought of Heidegger, Lyotard, Deleuze and Guattari. His recent projects include compositions for the Timetable percussion trio, Yarn/Wire, the 2009 Armory show a collaborative video installation with the artist Lawrence Mesich as well as ongoing experiments with sound resulting from melting ice.
Joseph recently completed his PhD in music composition at SUNY Stony Brook where he studied with Dan Weymouth, Daria Semegen and Sheila Silver. While at Stony Brook, he studied philosophy and aesthetics with Hugh Silverman and Donald Kuspit earning an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Philosophy and the Arts. Active as an art theorist, he has written and presented papers on the aesthetic relationship between music and the other arts.
Joe! I see my cat sent you a coupla messages. Anyway, I hope you are well. Will you ever revise the Hellephant? I'd like to play that again. Anyway, maybe I'll see you sometime sooooooon!
Hey Joe! Whad'ya know? I've still got chicken on the brain, you know. If I could, I'd totally try some of that trendy Korean Fried Chicken you can get in Jackson Heights. Yum.
Giusseppe Florindo Di Ponio! I just realized that I really DO miss you, and that you are a big jerk for not missing me... Please let me know if you have any concerts coming up, I'll try to make them. We (SOUNDunderGROUND) had a great show the other week... soe, what'r ye up to thise summere? -Istvanigan
Hi Joe! Sunnyside always make me think of eggs from beautiful, delicious chickens...mmm...chicken... I hope you had a nice weekend. I sure did - I shed all over the apartment! Ah, the life of a kitty cat. As you can see, I get paid pretty well for that.
