{"id":40802228247,"date":"2019-10-18T13:46:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/?p=40802228247"},"modified":"2019-10-23T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T20:26:16","slug":"william-close-the-earth-harp-collective-returns-to-monmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/william-close-the-earth-harp-collective-returns-to-monmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"William Close & The Earth Harp Collective returns to Monmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center for the Arts at\u00a0Monmouth University<\/strong> has announced that tickets are on sale for a November 2\u00a0<\/strong>concert presentation with William Close and <\/a>the Earth Harp Collective. The internationally renowned ensemble that holds a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world\u2019s largest playable stringed instrument is set to return to Pollak Theatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

William Close, an avid musician and alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago, began concocting and crafting his own instruments while in school. He had a desire to actualize all that he found beautiful and inviting about nature, and so the Earth Harp was born.<\/p>\n

The body of The Earth Harp rests on the stage, while the strings travel over the audience, attaching to the back of the theatre, concert hall and\/or festival ground, turning every space into an instrument. By rubbing violin rosin covered gloves along the strings, the Earth Harp\u2019s bowed tones and overlapping ripple effect makes it sound as if it were being played in some vaulted cathedral, giving the music a sanctified quality.<\/p>\n

William Close and the Earth Harp Collective – a team of musicians, dancers, aerialists and artists, have travelled the world playing at iconic venues like Rome\u2019s Coliseum, Washington, DC\u2019s Kennedy Center, New York\u2019s Lincoln Center, Seattle\u2019s Space Needle, Shanghai\u2019s Grand Theater, Sao Paulo\u2019s Theatro Muncipal, as well as major U.S. festivals like Lollapalooza, Coachella and Burning Man.<\/p>\n

The celebrated Earth Harp earned Close a finalist slot on NBC\u2019s America\u2019s Got Talent<\/strong><\/em> and a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records<\/strong><\/em>. Close has designed at least two permanent Earth Harp installations, one as part of Cirque du Soleil\u2019s show KA at the MGM Las Vegas, the other as part of a 1,300-seat theater aboard the Royal Caribbean International\u2019s newest ship, Quantum of the Seas. With an interest in soundtrack work, Close has also recorded music for Game Of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi for Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Pacific Rim.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the November 2<\/strong> concert range from $40-60 and can be reserved through the Monmouth University Box Office at 732-263-6889, or online at monmouth.edu\/MCA<\/a>. Tickets for other upcoming Performing Arts events \u2014including a concert event featuring Bridgman | Packer Dance<\/em> (November 15) and On a Winter\u2019s Night<\/em> (November 16) at the Pollak Theatre\u2014 are also available now. To schedule interviews, please contact Kelly Barratt at 732-263-5114.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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