Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM
2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles
Join Greg Saunier (Deerhoof, Nervous Cop) on a night of newish classicalish music at 2220 Arts and Archives. LA-based contemporary keyboard trio House on Fire premieres Saunier's brand new 35-minute composition for piano four hands and percussion, joined by vocalist Sophie Daws. Saunier opens with frequent collaborator Curt Sydnor on "Bach Artillerie," an absurdist take on the nine canons from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations and his Brandenburg concerto no. 5. Inspired by 20th century Bach interpreters like Wendy Carlos and the Swingle Singers, the canons are arranged for live synthesizers and drums while the concerto movements are reimagined and rendered via MIDI technology, showing the potential for fully human and fully computer-based reimaginings of these peak musical compositions.