William Basinski: The Garden of Brokenness

William Basinski presents the American premiere of *The Garden of Brokenness* as part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Creation Festival. This rare live realization marks the 20th anniversary of the work’s recorded release and follows its world premiere at the Venice Biennale.

Originally conceived from piano tape loops Basinski recorded in 1979, the piece reflects on humanity’s separation from the divine, the memory of a lost garden, and the hope of restoration. Basinski’s electronics and meditative sound world will be joined by piano, percussion, and immersive lighting and spatial design, transforming Arrow Street Arts into an enveloping environment of decay, memory, quiet renewal, and transcendence.

When: Friday, November 6

Showtime: 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Arrow Street Arts

Tickets: Price not available

Lineup: William Basinski; Adam Tendler, piano; Joseph Vasconi, piano; Stephen Drury, piano; Samuel Solomon, percussion; Luis Herrera Albertazzi, percussion; and A.J. Weissbard, light and space designer.

Program: *The Garden of Brokenness*, an electronic work built from piano tape loops and presented here in a live realization.

Festival: The performance is part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Creation Festival, which explores questions of human origins, creation, fragility, and the possibility of restoration.

Background: Basinski is known for groundbreaking works for tape and electronics, including *The Disintegration Loops*. His music examines loss, memory, time, and transcendence through a deeply introspective sonic language.

Support: The Creation Festival, Golijov commission, and Humanities events are supported by Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser, with additional Creation Festival support from Ann Merrifield and Wayne Davis.