Liam Haynes, graduate student in FAA, and Elva Chang, junior in FAA, perform a flute duet in the East Gallery of the Krannert Art Museum as members of the Improvisers Exchange Ensemble in a performance on Saturday. The ensemble, founded in 2017 by Jason Finkelman, professor in FAA, follows a style Finkelman deems “omni-idiomatic”, where musicians of diverse backgrounds and skill levels improvise together to create unique live performances.
Photo by Rishab Sakalkale, Daily Illini
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The usually quiet Krannert Art Museum was alive with music reverberating through its galleries on Saturday, thanks to the Improvisers Exchange ensemble’s Sonic Location performance, held from 1-3 p.m.
Led by Jason Finkelman, artistic director of the University’s Global Arts Performance Initiatives and professor in FAA, the ensemble traversed the gallery improvising music in response to the surrounding artwork.
Finkelman began the ensemble in 2017 as part of his annual initiative for the Center for Advanced Study. The sonic location project stemmed from a teaching exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic, when gathering was limited, and grew from there.
Read the full article by Jahzara Norris over at The Daily Illini.
Liam Haynes, graduate student in FAA, and Elva Chang, junior in FAA, perform a flute duet in the East Gallery of the Krannert Art Museum as members of the Improvisers Exchange Ensemble in a performance on Saturday. The ensemble, founded in 2017 by Jason Finkelman, professor in FAA, follows a style Finkelman deems “omni-idiomatic”, where musicians of diverse backgrounds and skill levels improvise together to create unique live performances.
Photo by Rishab Sakalkale, Daily Illini