BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra is a live performance featuring Somerville-based percussionist and composer Reynaliz Herrera as bicycle percussion soloist, accompanied by her ensemble Ideas, Not Theories. The work features the bicycle as a solo instrument alongside strings and woodwinds, with each movement highlighting a distinct sonic characteristic of the instrument, from tuned tire pressures to resonant spokes and metallic frame components. The piece, which earned a spot on The Boston Globe's "Best of Boston Music" 2023 list and received a Global Music Award, represents a convergence of Herrera's classical conservatory training and her decade-long exploration of the bicycle as a serious musical instrument. This performance at Shenandoah University's Armstrong Hall is part of a Spring 2026 tour supported by a Live Arts Boston grant from The Boston Foundation.
Cast and Creative Team for BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra at Shenandoah University (Armstrong Hall)
Cast
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble
Reynaliz Herrera
Bicycle Percussion Soloist
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble
Reynaliz Herrera
Bicycle Percussion Soloist
Creative Team
Reynaliz Herrera
Director
Reynaliz Herrera
Producer
Reynaliz Herrera
Composer
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble/Orchestra
Reynaliz Herrera
Director
Reynaliz Herrera
Producer
Reynaliz Herrera
Composer
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble/Orchestra
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