ACME, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, will give the first performance of the complete string quartets of Steve Reich together on the same concert on Tuesday, September 11 at 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) at Le Poisson Rouge(158 Bleecker Street).
Based around field recordings made in Antarctica by DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid/Paul D. Miller exploring the acoustic qualities of ice, Terra Nova transforms the artist's first person encounter with the continent's harsh, dynamic landscape into a large scale multimedia performance work that employs video projections, sampling, and a scored symphony performed live by members of the acclaimed New York and Chicago-based International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).