Way Beyond the Black Crack: 50th Anniversary Concert ft. new works by Dwight Frizzell

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Event: https://facebook.com/events/s/way-beyond-the-black-crack-50t/1488110819878386/ Celebrate 50 years of Beyond the Black Crack with new works from 2026 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Fellow Dwight Frizzell! Black holes, time-travel, alternate worlds, and the music that created the Universe! This special concert includes the premiere of MU: The Cosmic Void that Created the Universe with piano soloist Brad Cox; the concert premiere of WELLSPRING: Remembering Marideth Sisco with waterphone soloist Tony Brewer; and a big band set by the Black Crack Revue that reimagines music from the past half century to future realms. In 1976 Dwight released the Beyond the Black Crack LP, the first publication of music based on the physics of black holes. Today it is recognized as a significant and exhilarating experience in modern experimental music. “If the idea of Sun Ra's Arkestra jamming with electric-era Miles Davis and Frank Zappa on some distant burnt-out asteroid appeals, then this could be for you.” —Top magazine. Dwight began an 11-year master-adept relationship with Sun Ra after meeting him in Chicago in 1980, and in 1982 he created the Black Crack Revue (with Allaudin Ottinger and Cliff Baldwin). The 50th Anniversary Concert follows three artistic pathways established on the 1976 LP into new uncharted territories—The Music of Black Holes and Cosmogenesis (MU), Soundscape Composition known as Turtle Music (WELLSPRING), and the Collective Intelligence of Group Performance (Blue Crack Revue) Dwight is a recipient of the Generative Performing Artist Award from Charlotte Street (2026), a Plastic Sax Artist of the Year Award (2024), and Peabody and Golden Reel Awards for his radio work and writing. He is currently Professor and Sound Head at the Kansas City Art Institute where he teaches. Black Crack Revue big band that reimagines music from 1976 on with Thomas Aber (bass clarinet, bari sax, bagpipes), Patrick Conway (vocals, alto sax, percussion), Kat Nechlebová (Theremin), Julia Thro (guitar), Thaylia Smith (Queen of Space vocals), Greg Mackender (vibes), Mark Thies (vocals, bass), Nick Baker (drums, trumpet, percussion), Norbert Herber (bass clarinet, bari sax), Brad Cox (piano), Tony Brewer (Foley), Allan Winkler (animal-hybrid percussion) and Dwight Frizzell (Native flute, clarinet, midi-wind instrument). Admission is free, seating is first come, first served.