Testimonial from Karen Maxwell, first - time audience member:
"Frankly, my more classically sophisticated husband had to hard-sell my visit to an EXO concert the first time. (Okay, he sort of had to drag me along.) I hadn’t had a lot of exposure to classical music, but was pretty sure that when I did hear it, I wanted it to be played straight.
The title “Experiential Orchestra” caused some foreboding. Was this going to be too weird?Well, it wasn’t. It was a total and sheer delight. The Experience was an invitation to learn, to be thrilled, and to even “adopt” a musician from the orchestra to stand beside, during the performance.
The brilliant young conductor, James Blachly, and a group of very warm, and real, and welcoming musicians, filled us with music from the inside out.
We touched it, we wandered amongst it, and we experienced - there’s that word again! - an overwhelming joy from being part of, not separate from, a nearly magical musical experience. It was stunning, and not to be forgotten. Do it!"
Other News From EXO
Sep 9
Field Guide to Imaginary Birds
Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan. Meet at Indian Road and 218th Street
Brad Balliett (bassoonist, composer, and avid bird-watcher), has composed individual imaginary bird songs for seven Experiential Orchestra musicians, spread throughout the forest in Inwood Hill Park. Walk through Inwood Park between 11am-12pm, and 1pm-2pm and try to discover all of them! Pick up your maps at 218th and Indian Road; No tickets required.
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.
Mar 14
Discussion and Discovery – A Lecture Series Organized by Dr. Louise Toppin
The New School - Theresa Lang Community and Student Center Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for a day of Discovery and Discussion as part of the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival presented by Experiential Orchestra and Videmus, illustrating the resurgence of scholarly interest in Perry’s work.