The MIT Center for Art, Science & Techonology, CAST's MIT Sounding Series presents Maya Beiser: Uncovered. Cellist Maya Beiser, accompanied by indie rock bassist/composer Jherek Bischoff on bass and Matt Kilmer on drums, performs music from her latest album Uncovered, featuring arrangements of classic rock tunes by MIT’s Evan Ziporyn. 7:30pm, Pre-Concert Talk by composer Evan Ziporyn (part of ArtWeek Boston; included with ticket purchase). 8pm concert, Kresge Auditorium. Admission: $20, Student: $10, Free with MIT ID. Tickets available at eventbrite.com.
Maya Beiser: Uncovered is a concert of startling classic rock tunes, re-imagined and re-contextualized, in stunning performances by Maya Beiser on cello. A "cover tune" can be an homage to the original, but these "uncovers," in new arrangements by MIT professor and composer Evan Ziporyn, attempt to do more – to evoke the unprecedented power of the music of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Janis Joplin, Howlin’ Wolf, and AC/DC. Uncovered, the album, was in the top 10 on the Billboard Classical Chart upon release in August 2014. The San Francisco Chronicle raved, “With this electrifying disc, the avant-garde cello virtuoso Maya Beiser transforms herself into something of a rock ’n’ roll diva.” For more information visit: arts.mit.edu
