Mouthpiece XIII, Mathilde of Loci, Part I

Mouthpiece XIII, Mathilde of Loci, Part I is the first part a three-act opera telling the story of the final moments of a fictional exemplar of memory. It is loosely based on the life of Matteo Ricci, who, in the late sixteenth century, taught the Method of Loci, or “Memory Palace,” a mnemonic technique of associatively linking memories to places within an architectural location. In the opera’s account, the protagonist disappears in 1602 following a summons to the “Great Hall.” This story recounts the fantastical events that occurred within the hall.

With the American Composers Orchestra, as part of the Orchestra Underground concert.

Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at 7:30 PM
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
(57th St. & 7th Ave., NYC)

Erin Gee (Composer, Vocalist)

Colin Gee (Writer, Director, Actor)

Erin Gee and Colin Gee

Sibling/Collaborators Erin Gee and Colin Gee will be presented by Whitney Live and the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue at 75th St, on Friday, October 30, at 7:00pm. The entrance fee is pay-what-you-wish.

The evening will include solo vocal works by composer Erin Gee, an excerpt from the film/performance work Dakota with live performances by Colin Gee and music by Erin Gee, as well as a discussion on a work in progress – Mouthpiece XIII: Mathilde of Loci, Part 1, for voice, actor and orchestra, with film. Mouthpiece XIII will be premiered by ACO, with performances by Erin and Colin, at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on November 30 at 7:30 pm. Dakota will be performed in Munich, at the SPIELART festival, on Dec. 3-4. 

Cathedral, Scene 3

Scene 3, the twelfth to be created in the Cathedral series, has been posted on the Cathedral Project page.

exterior, house

“exterior, house,” a new work in the series, is now up on the Portrait and Landscape page.

untitled, cafe 2

“untitled, cafe 2,” a new work in the series, is now up on the Portrait and Landscape page.

untitled, cafe

“untitled, cafe,” a new work in the series, is now up on the Portrait and Landscape page.

Limerick Station

“Limerick Station,” a new work in the series, is now up on the Portrait and Landscape page.

Cathedral, Scene 12

Scene 12, the eleventh to be created in the Cathedral series, has been posted on the Cathedral Project page.

Cathedral, Scene 10

Scene 10, the tenth to be created in the Cathedral series, has been posted on the Cathedral Project page.

Cathedral, Scene 2

Scene 2, the ninth to be created in the Cathedral series, has been posted on the Cathedral Project page.