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Close-Up

Arrange two cameras in close proximity to a subject. Then press record. Close-Up is both a formal exercise and a video series taking a literal close look at Pittsburgh artists in performance.

Close-Up: Ji Young Nam (Part 2)

Pittsburgh violist Ji Young Nam performs a second set of three movements from Bach’s Cello Suites, transcribed for the viola, evoking both stormy and quiet states of mind.

By David Bernabo
March 22, 2017
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Hannah Thompson

Layers of colored fabric continually unfold, generating new patterns, textures, and shapes in Hannah Thompson’s “Proxemics.”

By David Bernabo
March 8, 2017
ArtVideo

Close-Up: Spencer Geer (Part 2)

In this second part of his Close-Up, Spencer Geer steps into a singer-songwriter role with “Leaving.”

By David Bernabo
January 11, 2017
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Spencer Geer (Part 1)

Guitarist Spencer Greer shares a fluid, rhythmic piece for the guitar that draws from his jazz background.

By David Bernabo
January 9, 2017
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Mathew Tembo and Colter Harper (Part 2)

Mathew Tembo and Colter Harper take to kalimba, guitar, and the cajón for their performance of “Nthawi.”

By David Bernabo
November 30, 2016
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Mathew Tembo and Colter Harper (Part 1)

Mathew Tembo’s fusion of traditional Zambian and reggae styles relies heavily on instruments like the silimba and the kalimba. For Close-Up he is joined by musician Colter Harper.

By David Bernabo
November 28, 2016
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Christopher Dean Sullivan (Part 2)

“Pittsburgh has always had some of the greatest [jazz] artists on the planet.”

By David Bernabo
October 5, 2016
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Christopher Dean Sullivan (Part 1)

For Close-Up, bassist Christopher Dean Sullivan presents an epic solo piece, “The Moment of Now.”

By David Bernabo
October 3, 2016
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Cecil Washington (Part 2)

Percussionist Cecil Washington presents the concluding sections of the four-part investigation into Latin, Caribbean, and African rhythms called “Rhythm University.”

By David Bernabo
September 14, 2016
MusicVideo

Close-Up: Cecil Washington (Part 1)

Percussionist Cecil Washington presents the first section of “Rhythm University.”

By David Bernabo
September 12, 2016
MusicVideo

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