Transmit: Echoes will be premiered in Queens, at the Welling Court Mural Project’s 2024 public mural opening. The electroacoustic performance creates soundworlds for introspection and audience reflection by blending acoustic trumpet, electronic music, and deep listening, composed by Greg Hammontree and Nicole Brancato. Incorporating layers of echo-like audio effects, this music creates space to focus in on present moments and explore the intersection of time, place, and memory.

Transmit: Echoes is performed with trumpet, keyboard, and laptop, featuring field recordings and interviews in Queens communities, and from the spaces surrounding the murals. The resulting music is ambient, yet reminiscent of classical and jazz styles, and made deeply personal by the field recordings. Environmental sounds — like birds and people — is intentionally part of the music. Coupled with the improvisatory nature of this work, this music is unique to people present; to the muralists and their work; and to the moment in which the music is performed.

This performance is supported by the NYFA 2024 Queens Art Fund.

https://www.wellingcourtmuralprojectnyc.com/ for more info!