Stop by Sidewall: A Mural Project on Sunday, September 22nd @ 5pm to perform “DeCOMPosiTION#2” by Todd Harper!

Bring an instrument or borrow one here.

Bloomfield, 608 S. Millvale & Lima Way, Pittsburgh PA 15224

DeCOMPosiTION#2 is part of a subtractive, negative-space driven process. These artworks are a subset of Todd's “visual intuitive scores,” which he began developing in 2019. Musical Scores are usually a fairly specific sonic road map. These scores are more like a “musical Rorschach”–a stimulus to inspire intimate responses from the listener, and audience. The instrumentation is open. Spoken word responses are welcomed as well. Performers should be friends with each other and be willing to take risks. You may play the pitch sets you see, react to the negative space, or anything that comes to mind. Perhaps the combos should be a trio or quartet. It is likely that each of the performances will be distinct and unique.

Todd Harper wears many hats: composer, pianist, orator, combo creator, and most recently, as a visual artist. He is now combining these elements into creating a new notational system which he calls “Visual/Intuitive scores”. These scores also function as art and are displayed in art shows. Currently, Todd has three main combos functioning now: his “Euglena groups” which can be called a “eco-chamber” collective; the free funk/jazz quintet Troux Bloux with Matty Harris, Ivan Cunningham (saxophones), Tarek Abdelqader (drums) and Erik Fratzke (bass); and The Eco Boyz, an avant-folk combo with painter/mandola player Joseph Maurer, and special guests.