Description
Join Lanesboro Arts artist resident Eric Carranza for a Farewell Discussion and Reception about Root River Viberations, his place-based music and storytelling project, on the Lanesboro Museum’s outdoor porch, overlooking the Root River, on Sunday, September 1 at 4 p.m. Provide feedback or hear first hand about the themes explored and the stories revealed during four weeks of community engagement that had Lanesboro area participants creating music and recording ideas no matter where they were. Refreshments will be provided!
What does Lanesboro sound like?” Saint Paul based composer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher Eric Carranza plans to find out. He believes that a given environment can deeply influence a piece of music or a story. With a location-based focus and a mobile rig of music making tools, Carranza is inviting community members of all backgrounds and musical abilities to create “Root River Vibrations,” a series of musical vignettes inspired by the people, landscape and energy of Lanesboro. For more on his project, visit: lanesboroarts.org/eric-carranza
Musician and teacher
Eric Carranza has a rich and diverse pool of performance projects to juggle (Excessive, Hot Date, batteryboy, Yeti Steady, etc.), in addition to musical composition and sound design work for mobile games, apps, ads, and more. He is also known in the Twin Cities for his community and art forward events, with various venues and organizations such as Springboard for the Arts, Walker Art Center, Saint Paul Art Crawl, and many others. Eric has also led interactive music making events with Walker Art Center, Visit Lake Street, and East Side Arts Council that blend performance, teaching, and collaboration. Eric has been offering private lessons to people of all ages in the Twin Cities area since 2007. He has taught music in early childhood education at St. Paul Public Schools, as well as music therapy programs at Minnesota Veterans Homes.