Craig Colorusso performing "MB 89" at Visible Voice Books:

MB 89

I think it started when I was a kid. I had a mild
interest in sports. I was amazed to find out that innings get added to
a baseball game when there is a tie. But what was really amazing was
that they keep adding them on until there's a winner. The thought of a
game lasting a few days was great. I thought it would be really cool if
the game lasted a year.

And what if the game lasted several
years? I had a vision of all these baseball players running around in
weathered uniforms and long white beards. Now that would be something;
to continue a game for the rest of your life.

MB 89 is an attempt for me to play a continuous piece of music that spans the greater part of my life.

Unlike
a composition with a discrete beginning and ending that may be played
over and over, MB 89 is a composition played once, continuously; spaces
between performances are to be treated as musical rests.

Instead of many starts and finishes there is constant music. Thus MB 89 is a reference point in my ever-changing life.

MB
89 is not to be merely conceived, written, and performed. Rather, I
have just realized MB 89's presence in my life and have decided to
acknowledge it. It will be an ongoing endeavor for the rest of my life.

The
first MB 89 performance was a series of live radio broadcasts on the
UMASS radio station WMUA. Mike Burke DJ extraordinaire was a neighbor
of mine when I first moved to Northampton. We quickly became friends
due to our late night talks about music. So every Thursday in August
1997 MB 89 was broadcasted from Mike Burke's radio show.

Since then, the presentation of MB 89 has evolved into a timeless environment for people to enter and exit at will.

The
concept for thisinstallation is to create a space of subtle movement
where people can be part of the environment and absorb MB 89 any way
they like.

A Cylindrical mass of metal and fabric will stand in
the room, from within the cylinder will be a Bass Clarinet generating a
drone with electronics. Lights will accompany the drone. It will be a
4-hour performance.

The performance is presented in 4-hour
increments and is designed for the audience to come and go as they
please. It is best to find a space in the room and listen for a while
leave and then come back.

-Craig Colorusso

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