BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra is a live performance by Somerville-based percussionist, composer, and producer Reynaliz Herrera, featuring herself as bicycle percussion soloist alongside her ensemble Ideas, Not Theories. The work treats the bicycle as a serious solo instrument, with each movement highlighting a distinct sonic characteristic — from tuned tire pressures and spoke melodics to the metallic resonance of frames, chainwheels, and wheel rims — accompanied by a strings and woodwinds orchestra. The piece, which appeared on The Boston Globe's "Best of Boston Music" 2023 list and received a Global Music Award, reconciles Herrera's found-instrument voice with her classical conservatory background. This performance at The Cabot 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 The Cabot
Cast
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble
Reynaliz Herrera
Bicycle Percussion Soloist
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble
Reynaliz Herrera
Bicycle Percussion Soloist
Creative Team
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble/Orchestra
Reynaliz Herrera
Producer
Reynaliz Herrera
Composer
Reynaliz Herrera
Director
Ideas, Not Theories
Ensemble/Orchestra
Reynaliz Herrera
Producer
Reynaliz Herrera
Composer
Reynaliz Herrera
Director
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