piano four hands + electronics
piano + vibraphone
Created by KARL
from Text and Music by Grey Grant and Karl Ronneburg
Colleen Bernstein, percussion
Melissa Coppola, piano
A multimedia presentation of the seldom-performed Grand Fantasy on Porgy & Bess as part of the [perspective] concert, “Uncommon American Classics.” This performance was played on Gershwin’s own 1933 Steinway Model A piano, housed at the University of Michigan.
![[ inside, outside, vertical, horizontal ] The Banshee & Music of Shadows - Melissa Coppola, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-bReQSi44nc/hqdefault.jpg)
stringpiano & performance art
![[ two tangos ] Nazareth & Stravinsky - Melissa Coppola, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1gui9XVg8AM/hqdefault.jpg)
traditional vs. contemporary tangos with live dancers
concerts in unexpected venues
Video Sources:
Allegro: “A Circus Day in our Town” Prelinger Archives, San Francisco (1949)
“Here Comes the Circus” by Castle Films - Prelinger Archives, San Francisco (1942)
Romanze: “Decomposed Carnival” Unknown (1960s)
Note: This film was found in the basement of a vacating business in Rochester, New York in 2004. The decomposition of the emulsion, combined with the vivid color and movements of the carnival rides, creates a beautiful film reminiscent of the work of filmmakers Peter Delpeut and Bill Morrison.
Scherzino: “Here Comes the Circus” Castle Films - National Archives (1940s-1950s)
Intermezzo: “Coney Island” (1940)
Finale: “The Carnival” Bauhaus Pictures, Portugal (2015)
All video used in this production is public domain.
![[two rags] Bolcom's Last Rag & The Serpent's Kiss - Melissa Coppola, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WHX7ocUJNAU/hqdefault.jpg)
rags + live video feed
In 2015, GRD held its inaugural summer camp starting with $0. This grassroots crowdfunding campaign kickstarted a budget for the very first summer program.
guest interview as Executive Director (2017)
Junglefowl performs Bad Habit and Undercover Wildflower on September 09, 2017 at Dally In The Alley in Detroit, MI.