cm5 co-founder Jim Ivy presents his large format Tangled Bell Ensemble outside the umbrella of a Civic Minded 5 concert. Of course you should attend this at Timucua on Sunday, February 3rd.
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Jim Ivy: music
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The main goal of this exploration is to juxtapose seemingly conflicting concepts and approaches, and display them in an aligning way; to show how antagonistic forces and unfamiliarity can create a cooperative friction and become formidable allies. The intent being that all portions of the whole (notated music, text, improvisation) were at once independent of and mutually dependent upon each other; symbiotic; each being a part and apart simultaneously.
By coordinating loosely written themes that rely on improvisation for story detail, the inclusion of…
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