Violinist Todd Reynolds to Perform at Jewish Museum, 7/9

Bang on a Can: Repetition and Difference, a concert featuring violinist Todd Reynolds, will take place at the Jewish Museum on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm. Tied to the Museum exhibition Repetition and Difference-exploring how subtle disruptions in form, color, or design can reveal intriguing information about a work's creation and meaning-the performance will highlight difference and repetition in music. This program continues the Jewish Museum and Bang on a Can's partnership to produce a series of dynamic musical performances at the Museum inspired by the Jewish Museum's diverse slate of exhibitions.

A forerunner in the expansion of the violin beyond its classical and "wood-bound" tradition, Todd Reynolds electrifies in concert, weaving together composed and improvised segments, and making use of computer technology and digital loops to sculpt his sounds in real time, seamlessly integrating minimalist, pop, Jazz, Indian, African, Celtic and indigenous folk music into his own sonic blend. The violinist of choice for a generation of New York composers, particularly those who trace their influences to the minimalists of downtown New York, this program explores repetition and difference in music for violin and electronics by Bang on a Can co-founders Michael Gordon and David Lang, expressivist/post-minimalist Ingram Marshall, and by Todd Reynolds himself.

About Repetition and Difference

Through over 350 historic objects from the Museum's collection and recent works by contemporary artists, Repetition and Difference explores how subtle disruptions in form, color, or design can reveal intriguing information about a work's creation and meaning. Large groups of seemingly identical objects, including silver coins struck in ancient Lebanon and 19th-century Iranian marriage contracts, are juxtaposed with recent works by artists including Abraham Cruzvillegas, N. Dash, and Hank Willis Thomas. Repetition and Difference is on view through August 16, 2015

The partnership between The Jewish Museum and Bang on a Can launched in June 2014 and is continuing for the 2015-2016 season. The second season kicked off with a free, outdoor performance by DJ Spooky at the Museum Mile Festival on June 9 and continues with the July 9 concert by Todd Reynolds. Other concerts throughout the season will include The Power Of Pictures featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars bassist Robert Black with the Hartt Bass Band and Friends (November 5), and Unorthodox featuring the Mivos Quartet (February 4).

Tickets for the July 9 program are $18 general public; $15 students and senior citizens; and $12 for Jewish Museum members and Bang on a Can list members, and include exhibition admission prior to the performance. Further program and ticket information is available at TheJewishMuseum.org/calendar or by calling 212.423.3337. The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street, Manhattan.