Free Event: Sunday, April 7th at 11:00AM
Join the students of Penny Lazarus Piano Studio for their spring recital — a live accompaniment to the film, Koyaanisqatsi

This 1982 American experimental non-narrative film was produced without dialogue or narration. Instead, American minimalist composer Philip Glass wrote a musical score that juxtaposes sound with images of cities and landscapes across the United States.

The students of the Penny Lazarus Piano Studio have taken this silent film, whose Hopi title translates to “life out of balance,” and with thoughtful months of preparation, have developed their own musical score to accompany its images and montage. In keeping with their study of the Merrimack River that runs through our town of Newburyport, this project is also a reflection of how music studies can help students engage with the emotional aspects of piano performance — connecting them with their community and with environmental concerns that affect us all.

(US / 1982 / Directed by Godfrey Reggio)
Unrated / 1 hr 26 mins