Santa Monica Public Library Presents Soundwaves: Tom Peters Plays Tom Johnson
July 24, 2017 10:48 AM
Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8600
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 24, 2017
Contact: Jeff Schwartz, Reference Librarian
Phone: (310) 458-8631
Santa Monica Public Library presents Soundwaves: Tom Peters Plays Tom Johnson
Santa Monica, California – The Santa Monica Public Library Soundwaves concert series presents bassist Tom Peters playing the music of Tom Johnson on Wednesday August 16, 2017, at 7:30PM in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Peters performs with the Long Beach Symphony, Southwest Chamber Music, and other groups, teaches at Cal State Long Beach, and is a published author.
He will be playing two solo pieces by former Village Voice music critic Tom Johnson: "Doublings" and "Failing, a Very Difficult Piece for String Bass." These compositions explore self-reference, in "Doublings" by generating an endlessly developing melody through repeated iterations of a formula and, in "Failing," requiring the performer to give a monologue about the performance as it happens. Like the plays of Tom Stoppard and drawings of M. C. Escher, the results can be humorous and mind-bending.
Soundwaves is a monthly concert series presenting artists who appear on the DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) streaming service. The Santa Monica Public Library is the first public library to offer this service to its cardholders. Listings of past and upcoming Soundwaves shows as well as sound and video recordings are at SoundwavesNewMusic.com
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-arrival basis. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration at (310) 458-8606 at least one week prior to event. For more information, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600.
Media Contact
Jeff Schwartz
Librarian I
Jeff.Schwartz@SMGOV.NET