The concept behind this
musical experiment is very simple: several different versions of
Maurice
Ravel's Bolero (conducted by very different directors) played
together.
The various versions start at different points in the piece, and are
digitally syncronized so that they meet on the last, loud note. Boleros
was made to be listened to - and enjoyed, especially by Bolero
enthusiasts (and Minimal music fans): the consistency of tonality and
the universal fame of this piece make it unique for this kind of
rework. The result is very tonal music (tuning uniformity was one of
the factors in the choice of versions): an iterative, fractal Bolero
(a
piece already based on repetition) which Steve Reich would probably
call Bolero Phase.There's a text to present this concept. Boleros was
premiered at the Swimming Pool Art Gallery in Chicago, in may 2009.
