The
Walter Thompson Orchestra, founded in 1984, explores the interdisciplinary
potential of composition through improvisatory works. Musicians,
dancers, actors and visual artists improvise material across
all media as directed by Thompson using his composing/conducting
language of gestured signals. This
technique, which has taken 20 years to codify, is called Soundpainting,
a composing/conducting language comprising more than 700 gestures.
What began as Thompson's novel communication tool between conductor
and improviser has turned into a rigorous language through which
music, dance, theater or an educational presentation can be created
spontaneously.
Photo:
Linda Blacken
~ SOUNDPAINTING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ~
2010 Concert Season
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The Walter Thompson Orchestra
An Evening of Soundpainting
The Irondale Center
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, New York
May 2, 3, and 4, 2010
8:00pm
The Irondale Center Presents:
The
Walter Thompson Orchestra in an Evening of Soundpainting.
These performances are sponsored in part by a grant from the
New York State Council on the Arts.
or more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Soundpainting with the Strange Quartet
Theatre Essaion
Paris, France
4 et 5 juin 2010
20:30 6 rue Pierre au Lard
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson and François Jeanneau
Masterclass 2010 Soundpainting
Union des Musiciens de Jazz (UMJ)
au 19, rue
des Frigos
Paris, France
Samedi 5 et dimanche 6 juin 2010
Clique ici : Masterclass 2010 Soundpainting
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting Certification Program — Level 1
Union des Musiciens de Jazz (UMJ)
au 19, rue
des Frigos
Paris, France
Lundi 7 juin 2010
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting avec Paint Atonik
Orleans Jazz Festival
Orleans, France
19 juin 2010
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Seminari Soundpainting
Bellaterra, Spain
del 28 de juny a l'1 de Juliol de 2010
dill-dij de 16,00 a 20,30h i dijous de 21h a 23h
(performance amb públic)
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting Think Tank
Bordeaux, France
4-14 juillet 2010
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting Workshop
Académie Internationale d'Eté de Wallonie
Belgium
19-24 juillet 2010
more information
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting
Festival Internacional de Improvisação Teatral (FIMPRO)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
15-24 Outubro 2010
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
Walter Thompson
Soundpainting Masterclass
Conservatoire de Lille
rue A. Colas
Lille, France
25-29 octobre 2010
for more information contact info@soundpainting.com
* * * NEW * * *
Soundpainting
Workbook 2
with instructional DVD included
Also available in French!
Soundpainting
Workbook 1
with instructional DVD included
Our Latest Release
Soundpainting Haydn
featuring 3 different Soundpaintings of Haydn's
Concerto in C for cello and chamber orchestra,
with Gil Selinger, cello soloist
Click here for details.
Now Available
PEXO
(on
DVD)
Performed by The Walter Thompson Orchestra
For information and pricing, contact Walter Thompson.
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Soundpainting Symphony
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