Percussionist Christopher Clarino 

SOUND, LANGUAGE, and GESTURE EMBODIED

Fri,  May 1— 7:30 p.m. — Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz

Join percussionist Christopher Clarino in a concert of revolutionary work that invites listeners of all kinds to rethink hearing itself. This concert features a wide range of pieces—some well known and others newly commissioned—that explore sound, language, and gesture through electronics, field recordings, text, and American Sign Language (ASL). Framed in dialogue with these premieres is UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus Larry Polansky’s VEDITZ (written for the performer), highlighting a deeply personal and interdisciplinary approach to performance that bridges music, communication, accessibility, and embodied expression. Featuring the music of Nilufar Habibian, Marc Perez, and Shanna Sordahl.