Canadian cellist Leanne Zacharias (FFA ’12) returns to Austin to perform an epic cycle of 9 one hour solo performances tracing a path along Austin’s lakeside trails.

Various Locations along Ladybird Lake (see map for locations)
Daily at 11am, 2pm, and 5pm
Friday Dec 12th
Saturday Dec 13th
Sunday Dec 14th
Free admission to all programs

Fast Forward Austin and New Music Co-op are excited to present “River Measures” – a new site-specific performance by Canadian cellist Leanne Zacharias (FFA ’12). Unfolding over the course of three days, Zacharias will engage in a daily practice of three one hour solo sets for a total of nine unique performances. Beginning on Friday December 12th, she will travel upstream along the shores of Ladybird Lake from East to West. Her Saturday afternoon performance will take place near the mouth of Barton Creek, after which she will retrace her path downstream, closing the performance Sunday evening at the site of the first performance on the newly constructed boardwalk.

All nine recitals share a fundamental structure, but each will be musically unique. Included in the programs will be works by John Cage, Michael Oesterle,  Andrew Norman, John Corigliano, J.S. Bach, and Emily Doolittle. Each work offers a unique perspective of time and measurement based on natural cycles, repetition and variation.

Times and places for the performances:

FRIDAY:
11:00am @ Boardwalk near mouth of Bouldin Creek
2:00pm @ Texas Star Gazebo near Cesar Chavez and Colorado St.
5:00pm @ Gazebo near 1st on Auditorium Shores

SATURDAY:
11:00am @ North shore hike and bike just west of Lamar Blvd.
2:00pm @ Lou Neff Point near the mouth of Barton Creek
5:00pm @ North shore hike and bike just west of Lamar Blvd.

SUNDAY:
11:00am @ Gazebo near 1st on Auditorium Shores
2:00pm @ Texas Star Gazebo near Cesar Chavez and Colorado St.
5:00pm @ Boardwalk near mouth of Bouldin Creek

In case of rain, performances will be moved under the 1st St. bridge on the north shore.

All performances are free and open to the public!