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This performance is presented live in Roulette's theater in Downtown Brooklyn. Roulette’s mission is to support artists creating new and adventurous art in all disciplines by providing them with a venue and resources to realize their creative visions and to build an audience interested in the evolution of experimental art.

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https://roulette.org/event/ghost-train-orchestra-plays-moondog/

“The only thing better than hearing this recording would be seeing the band live.” –Downbeat
Moondog, aka Louis Hardin, was one of the 20th century’s most imaginative composers. He lived in NYC from the late 40s up until 1972, during which time he could be found costumed in Viking attire, busking on 6th Avenue and 52nd Street, selling records and performing poetry. Blinded as a teenager, he wrote hundreds of beautiful songs, madrigals and symphoniques in Braille which inspired minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who deemed Moondog “the godfather of minimalism.”

With their new record Songs and Symphoniques, NYC’s Ghost Train Orchestra reimagined the work of Moondog into a large-scale production, inviting the trailblazing Kronos Quartet and many special guest vocalists to take a variety of approaches to Moondog’s music. Ghost Train Orchestra presents their Album Release Show at Roulette.

Brian Carpenter - arranger, conductor, trumpet, vocals, harmonica
Andy Laster - arranger, alto saxophone, flute
Curtis Hasselbring - arranger, trombone, guitar
Matt Bauder - arranger, woodwinds
Dennis Lichtman - clarinet
Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon
Brandon Seabrook - guitar
Ron Caswell - tuba
Chris Lightcap - bass
Rob Garcia - drums
David Cossin - marimba, percussion
Max Moston - arranger, violin
Sara Caswell - violin
Karen Waltuch - viola
Alex Waterman - cello
Joan Wasser - vocals
Karen Mantler - vocals, harmonica