by Mike Telin
Have you ever wished you could enjoy a concert while lying on a soft mattress instead of sitting in an uncomfortable chair or pew? Dear People, the opportunity will arrive when 51XO (Five One Experimental Orchestra) presents “Gentle Darkness” on Saturday, November 18 at 8:00 pm at The Original Mattress Factory, 4930 State Road, Cleveland. The concert is free.
Described as “a 21st Century Dreamscape showcasing the modern nocturne, lullaby and musical trance in a fully immersive nighttime event,” the program will feature Ananda Sukarian’s Gentle Darkness, Alessandro Amato’s Berceuse No. 3, Sullivan Boecker’s {0}, Steve Kuhn’s Trance, and the premieres of K. Krummenauer’s Born Sleeping and John HC Thompson’s re-imagination of the George Shearing classic Lullaby of Birdland. In keeping with the sleepytime theme, milk and cookies will be provided. [Read more…]