What do thoughts look like? How do they sound?
Trains of Thought: Animated is a collaboration between The Poulenc Trio, composer Viet Cuong and animators Elizabeth and Alden Phelps. Three years in the making, this new work combines Cuong’s kinetic score and the Phelps’ stunningly beautiful stop-motion animation into a breathtaking live mixed-media experience.
Poulenc Trio: Trains of Thought by Viet Cuong, film by Elizabeth and Alden Phelps. World-premiere recording available from Delos Productions. Liang Wang (New York Philharmonic), oboe Irina Kaplan Lande, piano Bryan Young, bassoon
POULENC TRIO
Thoughts: Animated
This educational behind the scenes outreach program brings you inside the creative collaboration process.
Learn from filmmakers Elizabeth and Alden Phelps and members of the Poulenc Trio in a fascinating, in-depth lecture demonstration.