Departments of Music, Comparative Literature/German Program, History of Art, and UCR ARTS present Metropolis Multi-Media Event. The Metropolis Multi-Media Event follows the inspiration of Fritz Lang’s large-sized ‘marriage of the arts’ while rediscovering the historical roots from which it arose – the interplay of filmic art and live performance. These audiovisual performances by UCR students, faculty, and guest artists are standalone performances that respond to and vary themes of “Metropolis” implementing digital visual arts, electronic music and piano performed live. Performed live, Friday November 17, 2017 at UCR ARTS' Culver Center of the Arts. Patrick Gibson Music Inspired by Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) video, live piano and digital orchestra (2017) – 9'30" I. Maria II. Interlude III. a) Rotwang’s Laboratory; b) The Experiment; c) The Transformation Music Inspired by Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927), for live piano and digital orchestra, is a multimedia work employing scenes from the film, and focusing on three characters: Maria, the heroine; Rotwang, the corrupted scientist; and The Man-Machine, an abomination born of Science that threatens Maria’s individuality and spreads a false “gospel” of violence and chaos. The images give rise to the music, which, in turn, gives voice to characters from a distant past. Patrick Gibson is a composer, electric guitarist, educator, and Ph.D. student in the Digital Composition Program at UCR. He holds an M.M. in Composition from Cal State Long Beach, an M.Ed. from National University, and a B.A. in Music Theory/Voice from Loyola Marymount. Works include: Missa Familiae Sanctae (SATB/Pierrot Ensemble), Speed Metal through the Viewfinder (String Quartet), Sonata for Electric Guitar (Rock Power Trio), and Mars Chamber Symphony (Modified Pierrot plus Harp).

Facing Fire is an exhibition that explores western wildfires as omen and elemental force, as metaphor and searing personal experience. Fire tends to spread. So, too, does the meaning of fire. Sixteen artists bring us photographs, paintings, drawings, ceramic, and video as they face fire, sift its aftermath, and struggle with the implications. UCR ARTS is collaborating UCR's Department of Music to present original compositions created by students and faculty around artworks found in the exhibition. The faculty and student composers in the UCR Music Department work in a variety of media drawn from influences that range from hip-hop to experimental electronic music. The approaches for each piece within the Facing Fire project are highly individualized. Some works are fully scored compositions for classical instruments, others use external source material and text taken from other mediums, such as video game soundtracks and news reports. Their compositions are a testament to the importance of expressing one's creative impulses during times of uncertainty and isolation. Patrick Gibson is a composer, songwriter, educator, electric guitarist, and vocalist based in Anaheim, California. He is the General Music Teacher and Choir Director at Cubberley K-8 School, Fremont Elementary School, and Patrick Henry Dual Immersion Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District. He holds a PhD in Digital Music Composition from the University of California, Riverside; an M.M. in Music Composition from California State University Long Beach; an M.Ed. from National University; and a B.A. in Music Theory and Voice from Loyola Marymount University. He composes and conducts concert music for his chamber group, the Martians, and has composed pieces for ensembles and artists from around the world, including members of the California E.A.R. Unit; flutist Sarah Carrier; the Robin Cox Trio; HUB New Music Ensemble; Transient Canvas; ensemble PHASE (South Korea); the Argus Quartet; the Eclipse Quartet; the Friction Quartet; Los Angeles Percussion Quartet; ensemble Fret; PHAZE Ensemble (University of Redlands); guitarist, Pedro López de la Osa; cellist, Maksim Velichkin; pianists, Christian Dubeau and Soo Lee Biancalana; saxophonist, Kelsey Broersma; and harpist, Gracie Sprout. He also composes media music for clients, and composes rock music for his band, Kirk Out.

Feedback Loop (2016)-Patrick Gibson Kelsey Broersma, saxophone Patrick Gibson, electric guitar Recorded March 2, 2017 UCR ARTSblock, The Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts Black Box Theatre Illustration, Candice Broersma