11am to 1pm : Procession starts & ends on Avenue B Open Streets (Avenue B between 10th & 11th)

Music for Mobile Electric Guitars

1. Tilted Axes is a musical project created by composer Patrick Grant.

2. Tilted Axes is a procession of electric guitarists who wear mini-amps.

3. Tilted Axes can perform anywhere there are people, excelling in untraditional venues.

4. Tilted Axes’ roster of musicians can change from performance to performance, city to city.

5. Tilted Axes’ musicians learn a common repertoire created by diverse composers and rehearse it in workshops.

6. Tilted Axes performances are free to the public and are supported through institutional and/or private donations.

7. Tilted Axes takes on aspects of spectacle informed by municipal band tradition, avant-garde theater, and world music.

8. Tilted Axes takes music out into the world and seeks transformative projects meant to change community conversation.

9. Tilted Axes is an apolitical organization, but it does support science, arts programs, and renewable energy whenever possible.

10. Tilted Axes works best when it is part of something bigger than itself i.e. festivals, exhibitions, community initiatives, astronomical events.