Bobby Previte's Rhapsody at Painted Bride Art Center

What is the experience of being in transit? Separated from your home but not yet at your destination, you are neither here nor there, confined with strangers in an intimate environment for a predetermined amount of time. Uncomfortable, yet somehow free. To travel is to be bound with these strangers by faith—faith in the vessel which carries you, faith in the people who operate it, and ultimately, faith in the strangers waiting at your destination.

Rhapsody is the second part in a three-part series exploring the experience of travel. The first part, Terminals Part I: Departures, is a set of five concertos written for the visionary percussion group SO Percussion and five improvisers...

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What is the experience of being in transit? Separated from your home but not yet at your destination, you are neither here nor there, confined with strangers in an intimate environment for a predetermined amount of time. Uncomfortable, yet somehow free. To travel is to be bound with these strangers by faith—faith in the vessel which carries you, faith in the people who operate it, and ultimately, faith in the strangers waiting at your destination.

Rhapsody is the second part in a three-part series exploring the experience of travel. The first part, Terminals Part I: Departures, is a set of five concertos written for the visionary percussion group SO Percussion and five improvisers. This piece premiered at Merkin Hall in New York City and the recording was released on Cantaloupe Music in 2014.

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