When cellist Gabriel Cabezas heard that his Kaufman Music Center, Tuesday Matinee recital at Merkin Hall was cancelled due to COVID-19, he started thinking of ways to rescue the opportunity. “I was really proud of the program I put together, and I wanted to get the music out there,” said Cabezas. “The big question was: how do we create something special that will stand out in a sea of home recordings?” Director James Darrah and designer Adam Larsen met this challenge by creating a recital film remotely. “They shipped a bunch of audio and visual equipment to my [Harlem, New York City] apartment, and then it was my job to set it all up — I had never wrestled with a giant green screen before!” The resulting hour-long programme pairs the recital with new visuals. For this EP, Gabriel shares four of his favourite tracks from the film.
released December 18, 2020