The Meta Simulacrum Vol. 1

Sun, May 2, 7 pm (CDT)
Commissioned by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

A world premiere copresentation of The Great Northern, Walker Art Center and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra  

Featuring musician-composer supergroup William Brittelle (music director), Holland Andrews, Channy Leaneagh (Poliça), Will Johnson (WILLS), Immanuel Wilkins (sax), Ian Chang (percussion), Erika Dohi (synth),  Chris Fishman (keys), Rafiq Bhatia (guitar), Jackson Hill (bass), Roomful of Teeth, Constellation Chor, Metropolis Ensemble, and musicians of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Film by Isaac Gale.

“Brittelle has been drawing from his varied experiences in classical music, punk rock, and electronica to produce silo-bombing music that is at once free-ranging, formally adventurous, unconventionally beautiful, and a joyful thrill to experience.” —The Nation 

Using the symbology of our shared past to look forward into an uncertain future of climate change, machine sentience, and the ever-expanding cyber universe, this extraordinary collective debuts the first material generated through the Meta Simulacrum, an interdisciplinary, alternate-reality digital platform designed by composer/producer William Brittelle. This uniquely collaborative project draws from modern classical, jazz, neo-soul, vaporwave, and experimental rock worlds with recontextualized elements of ’80s sound, with each collaborator contributing core content. This retro-futuristic musical landscape is supercharged by the visionary work of filmmaker Isaac Gale and editor/computer coder Patrick Marschke. The Meta Simulacrum Vol. 1 serves as an elegy for a lost future, and a de facto embrace of the strange, surreal times ahead.

The virtual performance will be available to view Sun, May 2, 7 pm, through Mon, May 3, 11:59 pm (CDT). Ticket sales will end on Mon, May 3 at 9 pm (CDT).

Tickets: Pay what you wish (suggested price $20), available at walker.org.