Rudolf Komorous and the Aesthetic of the Wonderful

Annex, Vancouver2 dates

TPE presents a landmark seven-decade retrospective of the magical world of Canadian composer Rudolf Komorous, beginning with a daring minimalist work first presented in an underground exhibition of the interdisciplinary art group SMIDRA, of which he was a co-founder in his native Czechoslovakia. Olympia (1964) for two performers reveals a unique sound world with an unusual assortment of instruments including bass mouth-harmonica, flexatone, acolyte bells, ratchet, alto melodica and…