Well, it’s finally here!
Beyond the Notes presents…
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Beyond the Notes: The Course of Empire is an in-depth multimedia exploration of 19th century American painter Thomas Cole’s suite of five paintings The Course of Empire, and the string quartet I composed in response to the paintings. The site includes more than twenty documentary videos illuminating Cole’s paintings, my music, and the connections between them.
The website is meant to be freely enjoyed by anyone, whether or not you’re familiar with Cole’s paintings or my string quartet, but it was created specially to serve as a companion (a “digital program note”) for audiences of the live performance of The Course of Empire at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA on July 30, 2011, and an additional performance of the piece on an upcoming concert of my music inspired by visual art at New England Conservatory in fall 2011.
* The mobile website is optimized for iPhone and Android, and will work smoothly on most mobile phones. Users may experience problems viewing the website on iPad. If you experience technical glitches on any other device, please let me know.
For more information about the concert, the string quartet, and Beyond the Notes, please check out these relevant blog posts:
July 9
Announcement of Peabody Essex Museum concert, with an overview of Beyond the Notes.
May 30
Behind the scenes exploring and filming in the Hudson River Valley, Cole’s former home.
May 25
An introduction to Beyond the Notes.