"For more than a decade, SoundBox-SF Symphony's brilliant immersive performance series in its cavernous, refitted load-in space-has plunged attendees into cutting-edge contemporary music experiences, with entrancing video animations, a pristine Meyer Sound Constellation surround-sound audio system, and some of the best musicians in the world doing things you'd never expect, like playing video games, to make fascinating music. Yes, there are cocktails."
""Dream Awake" promises a lucid journey "into a realm infused with nocturnal energy and psychedelic fantasy. Experience the unnerving and visceral confusion of waking life, the wild fear and frenzy of a shadowy nightmare, and a finale warmed and calmed by the clarifying rays of the rising sun.""
"ALEXI KENNEY: I've been hearing about SoundBox since its inception from friends and family who've attended and raved about it over the years. It's a privilege to get to step into the role of curator, especially with a prompt that's so open-ended. Really anything is possible due to the flexibility of the space and ability to utilize virtually any instrument in any configuration. I've been experimenting with more theatrical programming for years in my own solo work, so this has been a really fun project to put together. Not to mention that SF is my home, so it's extra special to perform here."
SoundBox stages immersive contemporary-music events in a cavernous, refitted load-in space that unites entrancing video animations with a pristine Meyer Sound Constellation surround system and adventurous performers. Musicians employ unconventional techniques, including playing video games, to generate unexpected sonic textures within a casual, lounge-like setting that serves cocktails. The Dream Awake installment, curated by violinist Alexi Kenney of Owls, frames a nocturnal, psychedelic program traversing waking confusion, nightmare frenzy, and a sunrise resolution. Kenney highlights the venue's flexibility, the scope for theatrical programming, and the significance of presenting the project in San Francisco.
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