By Jenny Martin | Operations Director
The subject of a series of performances at Yale Union, Charlemagne Palestine has been undigestible since the late 1960s. Here in Portland, he will screen videos, play a CIRCULAR ORGAN at Lewis & Clark College, and perform a piano, his voice, and a cognac glass in an environment with his emblematic scarves and stuffed animals.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 9PM: A performance for voice and piano at Yale Union
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 8PM: A selection of performance videos and a discussion by Palestine at Yale Union
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 6PM: A performance for organ at Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College
Charlemagne Palestine was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. As a boy, he trained as a cantor and then later became a carillonneur. He studied at New York University, Columbia University, Mannes College of Music, and California Institute of the Arts. He lives in Brussels where he works in his studio, Chaaaaaarrllleeeewoooorld. This series is presented with the Music Department at Lewis & Clark College.
By Jenny Martin | Operations Manager
By Robert Snowden | Curators
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