The image above is Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Poplars near Nuenen’. Our 8sw Composer Competition winner Will Jefferies was inspired by this painting.
The New York Times, as well as my art colleagues at BMCC suggest you just look at this (and other) painting(s) for 10 minutes. Really look at it — see it. Don’t do other things. No google to find out about it, or when Van Gogh painted it. Was it before or after the whole ear thing? Who cares! Just absorb this work for ten whole minutes. Do it now! I’ll wait…
Then come hear our concert on Nov. 21 at St John’s in the Village and see how Will realizes this in sound.