Jan 22, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from orchestrion by pat metheny now. The orchestrion project, the forthcoming theatrical 3d film of jazz legened pat methenys latest solo outing with his mechanical orchestra the orchestrion is an assemblage of computercontrolled acoustic. Witnessing them spring to life, either by preprogrammed design or triggered, midsolo, from pat methenys guitar is unforgettable, though more for the. Pat metheny the orchestrion project excerpts youtube. It features pat metheny on guitar performing with the orchestrion, a vast collection of. Pat metheny went back to a 19th century concept when he constructed an orchestrion and added 21th century technology so he could control the various instruments with his guitar. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Methenys orchestrionics were built by eric singer and the league of electronic musical urban robots, ken caulkins at ragtime west, mark herbert, cyril lance, and peterson electromusical products. The orchestrion project is an album by american guitarist pat metheny released as a double cd in early 20 on the nonesuch label following the release of a. The orchestrion project was filmed in high definition 3d at the former st elias church in greenpoint, brooklyn in november 2010. The orchestrion project was recorded following metheny s world tour with the instrument, wherein he discovered more about the instrument and its capabilities for group interplay in a solo setting. Pat methenys orchestrion refers to a 19th century hybrid musical instrument of the same name that contained usually a wind orchestra, various percussion instruments, and sometimes a piano played by a pinned cylinder or a music roll like a player piano. The orchestrion project, the forthcoming theatrical 3d film of jazz legened pat methenys latest solo outing with his mechanical orchestra. Orchestrion is a solo album in the truest sense of the word, with.
The album was recorded on tour following orchestrion, methenys album from 2010 which used orchestrionic instruments. Listen to the orchestrion project by pat metheny on deezer. It features pat metheny on guitar performing the orchestrion suite as well as other tracks from across his career. The focus of the performance is the orchestrion suite, a work written specifically for this combination and debuted on pat metheny s orchestrion album released earlier in 2010. It is refreshing then to discuss technology and music and technology in music in reference to pat methenys orchestrion and its companion piece the orchestrion project. The orchestrion project is a leap into new territory. The orchestrion project tv movie 2012 release info imdb. Listen free to pat metheny the orchestrion project unity village, orchestrion and more. Happily, i find metheny s 2010 offering orchestrion to be an album that has enough going on for it to jump out of the background. Mar 15, 2015 pat metheny sueno con mexico from pat metheny. Pat metheny the orchestrion project blinded by sound.
Pat describes his latest musical project orchestrion. Pat metheny orchestrion nonesuch by don heckman if we know anything about pat metheny, we know that he is an everquesting musical adventurer. A few weeks ago i posted a video of pat metheny announcing his orchestrion project. Pat metheny the orchestrion project releases discogs. The focus of the performance is the orchestrion suite, a work written specifically for this combination and debuted on pat methenys orchestrion album released earlier in 2010. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Metheny, pat the orchestrion project 2 x dvds mega blowout. It features pat metheny on guitar performing with the orchestrion, a vast collection of mechanical instruments that surround pat metheny in this atmospheric setting. In 2010, 19time grammy award winner pat metheny took his musical exploration to a new territory with his orchestrion, a computer controlled miniorchestra capable of responding to his touch on guitar.
Some of the latest advances in electronic music technology have been geared towards acoustic music played by robots. The epk for the album features pat metheny giving a personal tour of the orchestrion and showing how it works. The orchestrion project, an album by pat metheny on spotify. The player piano inspired inventors of that age to create the orchestrion, a large mechanical multi.
Metheny begins a monthlong tour of asia, australia, new zealand, and latin america tonight with the band featured on. Congratulations to pat metheny, whose new album, from this place, debuted at no. The orchestrion project by pat metheny about orchestrion this project represents a conceptual direction that merges an idea from the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the technologies of today to create a new, openended platform for musical composition, improvisation and performance. Aug 14, 20 the orchestrion project was filmed at the former st elias church in greenpoint, brooklyn in november 2010. The player piano inspired inventors of that age to create the orchestrion, a large mechanical multiinstrument device that imitated the sound of an orchestra. Orchestrion was released in 2010, a fivetrack album composed to allow the jazz virtuoso to explore his lifelong fascination with player pianos and other early automated. This project represents a recently developed conceptual direction for me that involves the merging of an idea from the late 19th and early 20thcenturies with the technologies of today to create an openended platform for musical invention and performance.
Yes, hes also a superb guitarist, a master of his instrument, seemingly becoming more virtuosic with every recording, every performance. Spotify apple music order double cd listendownload. See more ideas about pat metheny, jazz and album covers. Metheny designed and plays one here thanks to a commissioned group of inventors, advanced solenoid switch technology, and pneumatics. For those late to the game, the orchestrion is based on the elaborate, centuryold contraptions of the same name that functioned like player pianos, reading music on a roll of paper that triggered different. Well, orchestrion was released on january 26th, and ive had the chance to give it several listenings and separate the coolness of the technical. Check out the orchestrion project by pat metheny on amazon music. An impressive list of inventors was commissioned to build the instruments and realise the project eric singer and lemur league of electronic musical urban robots, ken caulkins and personnel at ragtime, mark herbert, cyril vance, and. Orchestrion by pat metheny on amazon music unlimited.
Jimmy katz t he jazz band at manhattans legacy studios is swinging. Jan 19, 2010 the first question that has likely crossed the minds of many whove heard about guitarist pat metheny s orchestrion is. Pat metheny is a musician who has always kept one eye on the march of. The sound is usually produced by pipes, though they will be voiced differently from those found in a pipe organ, as well as percussion instruments. For his latest album, guitarist pat metheny assembled an entire automated orchestra to back him. The orchestrion project by pat metheny on amazon music unlimited. The orchestrion project which comes to london for one gig on 10 february is methenys most ambitious experiment. Bass, guitar, percussion, piano sheet music book by pat metheny. Apr 25, 2019 pat methenys setup for his orchestrion tour looked like a cross between a ransacked orchestra pit and an elaborate stage show from the excessive 70s. Orchestrion an excerpt from the orchestrion project. The video and all of the machinery were quite cool, but what really matters is the final product. That video was very nice, pat is very well spoken and good at.
The orchestrion project was filmed at the former st elias church in greenpoint, brooklyn in november 2010. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The stage was filled with the orchestrions clusters and stacks of instruments from a grand piano, marimbas and acoustic guitars to cymbals, percussion and. Apr 16, 2010 metheny s orchestrion project is both an album just released and a concert tour of europe and the u. Pat metheny orchestrion by pat metheny sheet music for. That video was very nice, pat is very well spoken and good at describing the idea and the project. Brooklyn, new york dozens of robotic band members will join jazz guitarist pat metheny on his next international tour. At this point pat hasnt said a single word no hello, nothing, and he plays 4 of the 5 pieces of the orchestrion suite. Sep 12, 2012 the orchestrion project out october 9 eagle rock entertainment has announced the release of pat metheny. By don heckman pat methenys orchestrion tour arrived at disney hall monday night. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Patmethprojectblu the orchestrion project was filmed by grammy and. The orchestrion project is an album by american guitarist pat metheny released as a double cd in early 20 on the nonesuch label following the release of a concert video with the same name in 2012. Orchestrion was influenced by the primitive but evocative playerpiano technology of yesteryear that has fascinated metheny since he was a child. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. Its an automated orchestra, controllable from methenys guitar, allowing him a degree of autocracy he probably couldnt get otherwise. Metheny has already published plenty of information about this unique project at his website, but it still doesnt get to the real heart of the matter. As the title may suggest, this is more than the quartet or trio style of jazz that some might be used to. The orchestrion project was recorded following methenys world tour with the instrument, wherein he discovered more about the instrument and its capabilities for group interplay in a solo setting. Pat metheny the orchestrion project compilation youtube. After releasing the orchestrion record, metheny and his band hit the road, playing over 100 concerts around the world, culminating with the recording of the orchestrion project in brooklyn, ny.
Apr 17, 20 it is refreshing then to discuss technology and music and technology in music in reference to pat metheny s orchestrion and its companion piece the orchestrion project. Pat metheny has done just that on his new album, evoking the plush and soaring landscapes of film scores. Happily, i find methenys 2010 offering orchestrion to be an album that has enough going on for it to jump out of the background. Orchestrion is a generic name for a machine that plays music and is designed to sound like an orchestra or band. For those late to the game, the orchestrion is based on the elaborate, centuryold contraptions of the same name that functioned like player pianos, reading music on a roll of paper that triggered different instruments. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, guitarbots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other customfabricated, acoustic. Orchestrion is an unprecedented work of jazz which has my personal appreciation for pat methenys output deepen even further. The jazz guitarist performs his orchestration suite with an assemblage of mechanical instruments. Soul had been the subject separating hope from hype as methenys orchestrion tour started to roll across europe.
The album was recorded on tour following orchestrion, metheny s album from 2010 which used orchestrionic instruments. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip. Pat metheny has been working with the orchestrion for some while now, along with a team of technicians, instrument makers and programmers. Amp, alternate music press, the multimedia journal of new. Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist pat metheny that was released by nonesuch records on january 26, 2010 metheny s orchestrionics were built by eric singer and the league of electronic musical urban robots, ken caulkins at ragtime west, mark herbert, cyril lance, and peterson electromusical products. Metheny designed and plays one here thanks to a commissioned group of inventors, advanced solenoid switch technology, and. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Pat methenys orchestrion thanks for the thread, i absolutely love the concept and most importantly the sound and music of the final product. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. So, im still a fan but ones heroes shouldnt be above criticism. Stream the orchestrion project by pat metheny and tens of millions of other songs on all your. Pat methenys setup for his orchestrion tour looked like a cross between a ransacked orchestra pit and an elaborate stage show from the excessive 70s. Its quiet impressive, but honestly after a while, trying to understand where the sound actually comes from, you start thinking its a bit too much.
The orchestrion project by pat metheny on amazon music. Pat metheny s orchestrion thanks for the thread, i absolutely love the concept and most importantly the sound and music of the final product. Performing with the orchestrion is a primary motivation behind the endeavor. News coverage of methenys recently released album orchestrion nonesuch, 2010provided considerable marketing impetus and methenys instincts have taken. Metheny won a down beat scholarship and attended a oneweek jazz camp at 15, under the. By contrast, methenys work seems wildly more ambitious. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pat metheny. Pat metheny born august 12, 1954 is a grammy award winning american jazz guitarist and composer from missouri in the u. Plenty, if youre guitaristand now orchestrion arrangerpat metheny. On the other hand i wont be at the barbican when he reveals the orchestrion project. The orchestrion project, the groundbreaking solo endeavor from one of the most innovative.
The orchestrion project nonesuch records mp3 downloads. Orchestrions may be operated by means of a large pinned cylinder or by a music roll and less commonly book music. Listen to your favorite songs from orchestrion by pat metheny now. Pat metheny s orchestrion refers to a 19th century hybrid musical instrument of the same name that contained usually a wind orchestra, various percussion instruments, and sometimes a piano played by a pinned cylinder or a music roll like a player piano. Amp, alternate music press, the multimedia journal of new music. This double cd was recorded after he toured with the device.
Orchestrion, an album by pat metheny on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Methenys orchestrion project is both an album just released and a concert tour of europe and the u. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Pat metheny the orchestrion project eagle eye media 2012 when guitarist pat metheny released orchestrion nonesuch in 2010, it almost immediately became one of his most controversial recordings since zero tolerance for silence warner bros. To receive an instant download of this track, preorder the orchestrion project at. But whats most fascinating about him is his desire to explore new. And one couldnt have asked for a more amiable setting than frank gehrys architecturally unique performance space. As skilled a composer as he is a guitarist, orchestrion proves pat metheny is still at the height of his game. The jazz guitarist, filmed performing with his peculiar and wondrous orchestrion, a kind of player piano orchestra of bottles and guitarbots, and marimbas and more. Robot band backs pat metheny on orchestrion tour wired.
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