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2009 CD/DVD release from the singer/songwriter, a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. Commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), the BQE was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary Next Wave Festival in October of 2007. The BQE is available as a double-disc format (CD/DVD), which includes the original 16mm/8mm film (in widescreen display), the original motion picture soundtrack, a 40-page booklet (with extensive liner notes and photographs), and the stereoscopic image reel (playable in all View-Master viewers).
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1. Prelude on the Esplanade 2. Introductory Fanfare for the Hooper Heroes 3. Movement I: In the Countenance of Kings 4. Movement II: Sleeping Invader 5. Interlude I: Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation 6. Movement III: Linear Tableau with Intersecting Surprise 7. Movement IV: Traffic Shock 8. Movement V: Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns 9. Interlude II: Subi Power Waltz 10. Interlude III: Invisible Accidents 11. Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges 12. Movement VII (Finale): The Emperor of Centrifuge 13. Postlude: Critical Mass 14. Bonus Material [DVD]
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