October 1, 2022
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago
At Rockefeller Chapel, Kali Malone presents an extended program of select pieces from “The Sacrificial Code” as well as new compositions. Stephen O’Malley accompanies Kali Malone on additional 4-handed organ pieces. Stephen O’Malley is a guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone and experimental music groups for over two decades – SUNN O))), KTL, and Khanate being among his best-known projects.
Headquartered between Stockholm and Paris, Kali Malone is an American composer and musician who creates sonic monoliths that tug at the very material of listening. Malone’s compositions implement specific tuning systems in minimalist structure for pipe organ, choir, chamber music ensembles, and electroacoustic formats. Her music is rich with harmonic texture through synthetic and acoustic instrumentation in repetitive motions and extended durations. The music emits distinct emotive, dynamic, and affective hues which bring forth a stunning depth of focus.
This performance is co-presented by the Renaissance Society and the Gray Center for Arts & Inquiry with the additional support of the Open Practice Committee in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago