Third Angle Merges Sound With Architecture In 'Frozen Music'
Inspired by Goethe\u2019s quote, \u201cmusic is liquid architecture, and architecture is frozen music,\u201d the Portland new music ensemble Third Angle will team up with the choir group Cappella Romana to transform one of Oregon\u2019s most famous buildings \u2014 one you might not even know exists \u2014 into an interactive soundscape.
The Mount Angel Abbey library in St. Benedict, Oregon, is one of only two buildings in the U.S. designed by noted Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. From its facade, it looks like an unassuming, one-story structure on the edge of a hill. But as you enter, the building opens up like a giant fan, two floors spreading out in a big arc with each aisle radiating from the circulation desk. And despite the \u201cQuiet\u201d signs, it\u2019s no stranger to music: Duke Ellington and his orchestra played its opening in 1970.
\u201cWe love context and we love telling stories,\u201d said Ron Blessinger, the artistic director of Third Angle. \u201c We love the way that music can function at the center of all these disciplines and enrich the experience of a visual space.\u201d
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