diana mcintosh, performance artist
lumina concert no. 239
tuesday, february 11, 2014, 12:30 p.m.
jean mcnulty recital hall
william h. buset centre for music & visual arts
program
mcintosh the stein way, combining spoken text, piano, tape and live electronics, uses texts taken from the writings of gertrude stein. mcintosh's provocative and evocative piece picks up on stein's love of repetition - often using words and phrases soley for their sound and rhythm, resulting in a sense of immediacy. the unique place of gertrude stein in american letters rests upon her brilliant re-examination of the english language. using words as cubists used line and colour, often resulted in nonsensical texts. mcintosh's contemporary take offers a glimpse into the playful and profound mind of stein, as seen, felt, and enjoyed by mcintosh.