Tell Me Again (Ben Nobuto) | NakedEye Ensemble | TNM Encore Performances 2026

Ben Nobuto's "Tell Me Again" is a multimedia work for piano, handbells, electronic track and video exploring information overload, distraction, and the search for stillness. Performed by the NakedEye Ensemble at the Tribeca New Music 2026 Festival, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City. 00:13 Composer Intro 01:30 "Tell Me Again" 12:30 Closing Credits “an interesting question to ask yourself is . . . whether you are able to stop thinking . . . or whether you find it impossible to . . . find any gap in the stream of thinking.” "Tell me again" by Ben Nobuto is a work for piano, handbells and video that asks a simple question over and over again. Each time the music moves towards some kind of answer, the narrative gets side-tracked and we arrive back at the opening question. Eight hand bells sit above the piano, each corresponding to a different voice, from Eckhart Tolle and Thich Nhat Hanh to Youtubers and Metaverse engineers. Like switches, the bells trigger the voices to appear in seemingly random sequences, like switching channels on a TV. Throughout the piece, the performer becomes a kind of manic, multitasking machine, and it’s up to them whether they can pull themselves away from the noise to find a moment of stillness. Commissioned by UK New Artists and premiered at Leicester City Takeover Festival in February 2022. Performed by the NakedEye Ensemble on the Tribeca New Music 2026 Festival May 13, 2026 DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC