MPLS (imPulse) closes its ninth season with Moonlight Sound Design—a performance of contemporary choral works in a brand new performance venue: 480 Arts in St. Paul. The venue's quonset hut boasts incredibly live acoustics and a unique performance space you won't soon forget! Percussionist Paul David Stanko joins the choir on RAV VAST for his new work Stardust Once Again.
Performance:
Saturday, May 20 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: 480 Arts*
480 Prior Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55104
*480 Arts is a newly renovated building. The quonset hut is not visible from the street. Parking is available in a lot connected to the building and the street. Signs and volunteers will help direct you to the performance space.
Tickets Available: Click Here
Accessibility: Seating at 480 Arts is folding chairs, which are easily moved and reconfigured—accessible seating is available. There are four ADA accessible bathrooms on site. There are no stairs needed to get into the building, performance area, or bathrooms. There are two small parking lots adjoined to the building, with additional street parking available nearby. Metro Transit Route 87 and the Green Line LRT have stops near the venue.
We will do our best to meet additional accessibility needs with advanced request. Please email us at [email protected] or reach us by phone at 319-830-3021.
Saturday, May 20 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: 480 Arts*
480 Prior Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55104
*480 Arts is a newly renovated building. The quonset hut is not visible from the street. Parking is available in a lot connected to the building and the street. Signs and volunteers will help direct you to the performance space.
Tickets Available: Click Here
Accessibility: Seating at 480 Arts is folding chairs, which are easily moved and reconfigured—accessible seating is available. There are four ADA accessible bathrooms on site. There are no stairs needed to get into the building, performance area, or bathrooms. There are two small parking lots adjoined to the building, with additional street parking available nearby. Metro Transit Route 87 and the Green Line LRT have stops near the venue.
We will do our best to meet additional accessibility needs with advanced request. Please email us at [email protected] or reach us by phone at 319-830-3021.
What is RAV VAST?
RAV Vast is a metal drum, shaped like a UFO, with perfectly cut steel tongues tuned to stationary, specific pitches . RAV VAST drums are part of the handpan family, which draws from their roots in the steel drum family, mirroring the traditional steel pans of the Caribbean Islands, Handpans were first referred to as sound sculpture and originated in Bern Switzerland, where inventors Felix Rohner and Sabina Schårer, founders of PANArt®, constructed a complex musical instrument called The Hang®, (meaning “hand” in Bernese German). The instrument is made of two convex sheets of steel, hand tuned with notes on the top and bottom, then glued together. The RAV, invnted by a Russian engineer, Andrey Remyannikov in 2013, takes the similar shape of the Hang, but it's patented technology allows for greater sustain and ease of play.
Paul David will plays three RAV VAST drums for this concert one tuned to B rus (B minor). one is an E Pygmy scale and one tuned to the C Golden Gate scale. You can learn more about these drums at ravvast.com.
RAV Vast is a metal drum, shaped like a UFO, with perfectly cut steel tongues tuned to stationary, specific pitches . RAV VAST drums are part of the handpan family, which draws from their roots in the steel drum family, mirroring the traditional steel pans of the Caribbean Islands, Handpans were first referred to as sound sculpture and originated in Bern Switzerland, where inventors Felix Rohner and Sabina Schårer, founders of PANArt®, constructed a complex musical instrument called The Hang®, (meaning “hand” in Bernese German). The instrument is made of two convex sheets of steel, hand tuned with notes on the top and bottom, then glued together. The RAV, invnted by a Russian engineer, Andrey Remyannikov in 2013, takes the similar shape of the Hang, but it's patented technology allows for greater sustain and ease of play.
Paul David will plays three RAV VAST drums for this concert one tuned to B rus (B minor). one is an E Pygmy scale and one tuned to the C Golden Gate scale. You can learn more about these drums at ravvast.com.
About Paul David Stanko
Paul David Stanko is a Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA based multi-instrumentalist and composer. He writes in several genres of music but is a rock and roll baby at heart. Paul David’s classical works have been performed by the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the pandemic, Paul David has been focusing on creating new music in his home studio to release to the world. Focusing on the positive, rather than the negative aspects of life, Paul David talks about love, life, Source in his 80’s influenced offerings. You can hear him on all streaming platforms and can support his music directly at https://PaulDavidMusic.net
Paul David Stanko is a Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA based multi-instrumentalist and composer. He writes in several genres of music but is a rock and roll baby at heart. Paul David’s classical works have been performed by the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the pandemic, Paul David has been focusing on creating new music in his home studio to release to the world. Focusing on the positive, rather than the negative aspects of life, Paul David talks about love, life, Source in his 80’s influenced offerings. You can hear him on all streaming platforms and can support his music directly at https://PaulDavidMusic.net
