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Dialectical Imagination
Dialectical Imagination
Thursday, October 8th
The Sanctuary, 1301 J st, Arcata
Sliding Scale Donation $5-$20
All Ages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mvKgAd82o
Dialectical Imagination is an ensemble comprised of pianist Eli Wallace and percussionist Rob Pumpelly. The music of Dialectical Imagination is sparked by the dialectical relation of compositional structure and spontaneous creative volition. The resultant art is a unique embrace of the composition/improvisation paradox. The key performance aim of Dialectical Imagination is the happening of aesthetic ecstasy. For any given Dialectical Imagination performance, the aesthetic experience, itself and altogether, is primary. No abstract cause or theory validates or qualifies the directly presented aesthetic offering. Dialectical Imagination generates ecstatic music for ecstatic people.
Eli Wallace is a dexterous pianist, composer and educator residing in Oakland, CA. Well versed in a broad range of styles, Eli’s wide-ranging practical knowledge of the keyboard leaves him in constant demand as a musical collaborator and accompanist. Also a soloist and bandleader with interests in jazz, improvisation, and contemporary avant-garde classical music, Eli’s performance schedule is extensive and broad covering much of Califonia as well as other parts of the U.S. and even abroad. Eli earned his Master’s in Music (Jazz Composition) at the New England Conservatory in Boston, MA where he studied with Jason Moran, Jerry Bergonzi, Ken Schaphorst, Frank Carlberg, and Kati Agocs.
Rob Pumpelly is an adept composer, multi-instrumentalist, theorist and educator residing in Oakland, CA. His compositional activities span a wide range of styles and platforms including works for classical and avant-garde chamber ensembles, vocal ensembles, percussion ensembles, jazz combos, rock groups, hardcore groups, and improv collectives. Rob is responsible for the compositional structures and formal arrangements utilized by Dialectical Imagination. In addition to his extensive percussion experience, Rob is also an accomplished guitarist and pianist. Rob earned a Master of Arts degree in Composition at Mills College in Oakland, CA where he studied with Fred Frith, Alvin Curran, David Bernstein, Pauline Oliveros, and Chris Brown. In the field of aesthetic theory, Rob advocates a Transcendental Realist approach to art encouraging ecstatic participation in the primary aesthetic experience offered through art.
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