Today’s very special update comes courtesy of the wonderful (not to mention thoughtlessly financially threatened) NPR. As a special 9/11 memorial performance held by the Wordless Music collective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur, William Basinski’s stunningly beautiful Disintegration Loops composition was accorded an orchestral arrangement by Maxim Moston. The results are breathtaking. A single, 40 minute piece for a large ensemble that begins like a lively city - flickers of melody over a gently repeating (‘looping’) sequence - and gradually, organically unwinds itself into the simplest variations.

The emotional weight of the performance itself is palpable even in this radio broadcast - the audience’s stunned, silent response lasts like a held breath before any applause breaks out.

Heartstopping.

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