The Wandering Band

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The Wandering Band

The Wandering Band was a free performance of vocalists and musicians with portable wind, string, and brass instruments performing their daily practice of scales, tonal, and finger exercises while strolling along the paths of the High Line.
Artist
Ana Prvacki
When

2010

Where

The Highline, New York, NY

Ana Prvacki, The Wandering Band, The Highline, NY. 2010
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Ana Prvacki, The Wandering Band, The Highline, NY. 2010

The Wandering Band was a series of free, daily performances of vocalists and musicians with portable wind, string, and brass instruments performing their practice of scales, tonal, and finger exercises while strolling along the paths of the High Line. Conceived by artist Ana Prvacki, the Wandering Band was organized in collaboration with Residency Unlimited.

Ana Prvacki

Ana Prvački's work ranges from watercolor to video, performance to mixed reality. She has presented her work at numerous international venues including Gropius Bau, Berlin; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Turin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and group exhibitions such as 13th Gwangju Biennial, the Bangkok Arts Biennale in 2020, 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, 14th Istanbul Biennial and dOCUMENTA 13.

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Ana Prvacki, The Wandering Band, The Highline, NY. 2010

Musicians and Singers:

Elizabeth Arce, Trombone
Yumiko Furukawa, Ukurere (Hawaian Guitar)
Joe Keady, Tuba/Trombone
Kjersti Kveli, singer/songwriter/soprano
Darryl Little, Sax / Alto
John McQueeney, Saxophone.
Daniela Mills, Violin
Lucia Palmieri, Operatic Soprano
Youssef Rakha, Trumpet Stylist
Detre Reed, Violin with vocal percussion
Caroline Ritson, Celtic Harpist
Amelia Saul, artist
Inbal Sharett, Opera Singer
David Tamura, Experimental Saxophonist/Guitarist
Mayumi Tsuchino-Alomar, voice
Mary-Ann Tu, flutist
H. Honne Wells, contra-baritone with banjo

Students: 

United Nations International School

Andres Abenante, Guitar
Alejandro Dale, Guitar
Sarah Dutilloy, voice
Elliot Chang, cello
Paul Chang, Clarinet

Clinton School for Writers and Artists
Mitch Raftery and students, Accordion and Voices

The performance Wandering Band was made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council as well as National Arts Council/Singapore.

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