innova 892Peter Van Zandt Lane hackpolitik

© Peter Van Zandt Lane. All Rights Reserved, 2014.innova® Recordings is the label of the American Composers Forum. www.innova.mu www.petervanzandtlane.com

ACT ONE 1. SceneI: Thedonningofmasks(5:57) SceneII: Blackhat/whitehat:2. Topiary’scontemplation(2:30)3. KaylaandSabu(3:41)4. Anonymousassembles(3:04)5.SceneIII:Laurelaiemerges(7:55)6.SceneIV:Dec.8.2010:#OpPayback(7:29) [Relays1;DDoScommences(withzealandpersistence);

Thesuddenappearance(andduplicity)ofCivil;LOIC’sLament]

7. SceneV: TheJester(3.16)

ACT TWO8. SceneVI: Jan.5.2011:#OpTunisia(6:59) [ThesuppressionofSlim404;Relays2;AgiftfromTFlow;Topiary’smantra]

9. SceneVII: Lulzdogma(5:11)10.SceneVIII:Lextalionis(3:07)11. TheshamingofHBGaryFederal(2:58)12. SceneIX: Sabu’sbetrayal(5:45)13. SceneX: LernaeanHydra(3.58) -–61:52–-

HACKPOLITIKan electroacoustic ballet composed by Peter Van Zandt Lane

in collaboration with Juventas New Music Ensemble and The People Movers Contemporary Dance

HackPolitikisaninvestigation,throughmusicanddance,ofhowweengagepoliticsthroughtech-nologyinthe21stcentury.TheballetfollowstheriseandfallofhackersTopiary,Kayla,andSabu(amongothercollaboratorsandadversaries),whileexploringthethinlinebetweenactivismandanarchy,anonymityandego,genderidentityandpersonality.Allofthechoreographyisaphysicalinterpretationofdocumentedeventsastheyoccurredincyberspace.

For more info on HackPolitik, including complete program notes, scene descriptions, performance info, links to reviews and press articles, video, and artist biographies, visit

www.petervanzandtlane.com/hackpolitik

PeterVan Zandt Lane (b. 1985) is a Boston-based composer of instrumental and electroacoustic music. His works have been critically praised for their “appeal to musicians and audiences, no matter their personal musical aesthetic” (Asymmetry Music Magazine). HackPolitik, was hailed as “angular, jarring, and sophisticated . . . very compelling . . . ballet needs live music, and this one offered it at the highest lev-el.” (Boston Musical Intelligencer). Peter has received fellowships from Yaddo, MacDowell Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The Atlantic Center for the Creative Arts, and has received commissions from the Barlow Endowment, the Wellesley Composers Conference, and Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, among others. His music has been played by top-tier ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra, Interna-tional Contemporary Ensemble, the New York Virtuoso Singers, and the Lydian String Quartet. Peter holds degrees from Brandeis University and the University of Miami. He studied composition with Melinda Wagner, Eric Chasalow, and David Rakowski. www.petervanzandtlane.com

Dubbed a five time “Classical Music Pick” by the Boston Globe,JuventasNewMusicEnsemble voices the musical culture of the present by featuring repertoire of living, emerging composers. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the ensemble has seven core musicians aug-mented with guest artists to form a wide array of instrumentations—both traditional and non-traditional. Juventas presents new operas, bal-let, and compositions concert music for chamber ensemble. Since its founding in 2005, Juventas has performed works of over 150 composers in exhilarating concerts that showcase the diversity of contemporary music. Recent productions have received The American Prize for Best Professional Opera Production (2012) and the National Opera Associa-tion Award for Best Professional Production (2011, 2012).www.juventasmusic.com

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