Programming note: tomorrow (Wednesday) night I will be at the Issue Project Room for a performance of Matana Roberts’ COIN COIN, a so-called “blood narrative” that draws on family history, genealogy, folklore and myth. I’m conducting a post-concert conversation and Q&A with Roberts. The evening -- featuring her string ensemble, which includes violist Jessica Pavone and cellist Daniel Levin, among others -- is a benefit for the Bread and Life Soup Kitchen, a healthy-food initiative in Brooklyn.
I reviewed a previous chapter of COIN COIN two years ago. Roberts tells me that the concept has evolved considerably since, in form as well as content. The image above is from her score, which makes that point better than I can here. I’ll leave further elaboration to Roberts herself, via email:
