Dan Gilsdorf

Diabolus in Musica

Diabolus in Musica combines sculpture, installation art, ambient music, and choral performance to create an unremitting work of indeterminate duration. Gilsdorf’s score consists of a single uninterrupted chord—a sound rumored to have been banned by the Catholic Church in the eighteenth century — that tests the endurance of performers and audience alike. It is an exercise in human stamina, tonal dissonance, and the evocative sound design of horror films.

Dan Gilsdorf is a Portland-based multimedia artist whose works address sculptural physicality using immaterial technologies such as digital video, sound, and language. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at Parko Gallery (Tokyo); the East/West project (Berlin); Artists’ Television Access (San Francisco); and Disjecta and Marylhurst Art Gym (Portland). Gilsdorf has been awarded grants and residencies from organizations including the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Beati Chorum is a choral organization rooted in harmonic fusion, vocal versatility, and ensemble unity. Coming from an assortment of musical backgrounds, the singers share a common bond through performance, collaboration, and community partnerships. Beati Chorum presents at least 10 concerts annually running from September through June.

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