Richard Reed Parry, bassist of the Arcade Fire, and electroacoustic composer of note, is the creator of a new large scale project to be presented as a half time show at the Pop Montréal celebrity basketball match for charity.

Drones/Revelations is a site specific 20 minute multichannel composition for voice, woodwind, strings and synthesizer. Each musical voice within the piece is individually prerecorded, and in performance is broadcast discretely through individual moving speakers mounted on bicycles which circle the audience for the duration of the piece. The composition is inspired by the book of Revelation and the approaching reality of the military’s use of pilotless “drone” bomber planes.

A completely unique and immersive sound world is created, taking as its inspiration the works of Gorecki, Glenn Brance, Tim Hecker, Colin Stetson, Ligeti, Meredith Monk and Osvaldo Golijov.

Programme

• Richard Reed Parry, Drones/Revelations [premiere]

Richard’s personal involvement in the event and surrounding activities is supported by the SOCAN Foundation.

• The event’s web page