david bithell
experimental music theater

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  lumen
    for trumpet, assistants, four  
    percussionists, and live electronic 
    sound (2005)
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description: lumen is an evening-length experimental music theater work inspired by Javanese Shadow Play and the language of silent cinema.  Lumen: Prelude was premiered on the Strictly Ballroom Series, Stanford University, April 2004.  Lumen: Aria was premiered at UC Berkeley, May 2004.
 
The complete work was premiered on the sfSoundSeries at the ODC Theater, San Francisco, January 2005.  Performers were: David Bithell (trumpet), Chris Burns and Matt Ingalls (assistants), Pauline Jennings and Angelina Nicole (dancers), Eliot Bates, Sara Gambin, Andrej Hronco, and Christina Sunardi (Javanese percussion), Aaron Schmookler (direction), Ellie Leonhardt (technical assistant).
reviews: to read critical commentary about lumen -----> click here

performances: 
  • Stanford University - Strictly Ballroom Series - Palo Alto, CA - April 2004 (Lumen:Prelude)
  • University of California, Berkeley - Eisner Prize for Creative Arts Concert - Berkeley, CA - May 16, 2004 (Lumen:Aria)
  • sfSoundSeries - ODC Theater - San Francisco, CA - January 10, 2005 (premiere of complete work)
  • Double Vision - An Evening of Intermedia Works - WORKS/San Jose - San Jose, CA - April 29, 2005 (Lumen:Aria)
  • New Music Concert - Vilnius, Lithuania - November 11, 2005 (Lumen:Aria)
  • University of North Texas - Centerpieces Concert - Denton, TX - September 18, 2006 (Lumen:Aria)
  • Texelectronica Festival - Fort Worth, TX - October 28, 2006 (Lumen:Aria)
  • Texas A&M University - Aural Tick Festival - College Station, TX - March 5, 2007 (Lumen:Aria)
video: lumen.mov
score: lumen_score.pdf
duration: 1 hour