La Monte Young will discuss his composition Trio for Strings (1958) with his longtime collaborator Jung Hee Choi in a conversation moderated by ARTnews deputy editor and sound-art curator Andy Battaglia. This conversation is organized in conjunction with the first official release of Young’s Trio for Strings, which was recorded live from the Dream House, a legendary sound-and-light installation by Young, Marian Zazeela, and Choi at Dia Chelsea in 2015.
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 1–2 pm.
Live on Zoom
Free. Register for the event here.
A collaborative Sound and Light Environment by La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi will be presented at Galerie l’elac, Lausanne, Switzerland. This Swiss premiere of the Dream House, titled Lausanne Dream House, is presented as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the ECAL (1821-2021) and the research project, HES-SO "Phantom Power". The environment will open on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 6 pm and continue through January 28, 2022.
This program is made possible, in part, with the support of City Artist Corps Grants
La Monte Young | • | voice |
Marian Zazeela | • | light design |
Jung Hee Choi | • | voice and light design |
Ben Neill | • | just intonation trumpet |
Jon Catler | • | electric fretless guitar |
Hansford Rowe | • | electric fretless bass |
Naren Budhkar | • | tabla |
in a setting of
Abstract #1 from Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals, Marian Zazeela
Environmental Composition 2017 #1, Jung Hee Choi
Thursday, October 14 and Friday, October 15 • 7:00 pm
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Seating will be on carpeted floor and cushions only.
For those requiring special assistance, please contact MELA at mail@melafoundation.org
Admission $63. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $56.
Limited Seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Information and reservations: mail@melafoundation.org
Raga Darbari
Curated and with Commentary by
La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi
Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7 pm (EST)
Live Streaming @ MELA
Free with RSVP
Saturdays, December 14 and 21, 9pm
Thursday, December 19, 9pm
The Sundara All Star Band
La Monte Young, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Jon Catler, fretless guitar
Hansford Rowe, fretless bass
Naren Budhkar, tabla
Jung Hee Choi Tonecycle Base 30 Hz, 2:3:7 Vocal Version
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013
Three Midday Concerts of Raga Vrindabani Sarang in the MELA Dream House
Sunday, July 1; Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 15 at 1 pm