Chain of Command
Jonathan Sharp
Location: Meese Auditorium, SOU Art Building / Thursday, April 25 1:00PM - 9:00PM
Jonathan Sharp will perform "Chain of Command" by Graham Fitkin. This electronic work, written for solo mallet synthesizer and live looping, incorporates chopped up samples of speeches from George Bush on Guantanamo and the Iraq war, alongside a Donald Rumsfeld speech from the enquiry into prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. This content acknowledges the fact that ‘music’ had been used as an instrument of torture, 24 hours a day at Guantanamo.
Jonathan Sharp is a highly regarded percussion artist and educator with a diverse teaching and performance background. Dr. Sharp is currently Associate Professor of Percussion at Iowa State University and has held previous appointments at Morehead State University and Centre College. He frequently presents recitals, workshops, and clinics on electro-acoustic percussion and has served as President of the Iowa Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.
