139th St Branch / Events / Glockabelle

Current exhibit

The work of Brooklyn-based photographer, music writer, and behavioral lab assistant Nate Dorr migrates from Flickr photostream to gallery walls for New York Sans Temps Morts, a seven-week show at the 139th St Branch. Open by appointment May 17 – July 15, 2008. Contact 139@graphicunionpress.org.

Events

Fri 27 Jun Glockabelle
Sat 17 May New York Sans Temps Morts opening
Sat 26 Jan Objet d'Étude opening
Sun 20 Jan Eve of St. Agnes

Previous exhibit(s)

Objet d'Étude, the inaugural exhibition of the 139th St Branch, January 26 – March 1, 2008. Read Peter Miller's review.

Future potential

We are constantly thinking about the future. These are some of the exhibits we've envisioned for the 139th St Branch.

Directions

Glockabelle
Friday, June 27, 8.00pm
139th St Branch

Brooklyn-based toy pianist, percussionist, and composer Annabelle Cazes, aka Glockabelle, makes her New York City debut Friday, June 27 at the 139th St Branch. Just back from a two-week tour across America with the Fiery Furnaces, Glockabelle is switching into classical mode for a program featuring works by Satie, Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart on the glockenspiel and toy piano.

As a classical pianist who studied at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Glockabelle always pondered how she might translate her piano technique into something different. The result? A year ago, a friend lent her a 12-inch-casio synthesizer that doubles as a pocket-calculator. Glockabelle began to test out her classical repertoire on the tiny keys, but soon felt inspired to write a piece exclusively for the keyboard. (Listen.)

At the time, she was also performing on a lyre-shaped glockenspiel with French rock band Flop et Tout le Tremblement. How could she transform the glockenspiel into something more than an ornamental xylophone? By trading in mallets for thimbles. "The glockenspiel has a new heyday in indie-rock... But I haven't seen one played the way the Fiery Furnaces did," writes Jon Pareles in the New York Times ArtsBeat.

Join us for an intimate New York performance. Witness unconventional technique and enjoy exotic refreshment. Admission free, beverages $2 or possibly $3.