Music Theater

Block Ice & Propane

Erik Friedlander
Memminger Auditorium

"The effect is one of surpassing beauty."

- Jazz Times

Adventurous cellist Erik Friedlander celebrates the uniquely American experience of the road trip with a collection of cinematic cello compositions in a distinctly American style – lyrical, plainspoken, and richly satisfying. A multimedia memoir of Friedlander family road trips complete with campers, tourist traps, truck stops, and visits to kooky relatives, Block Ice & Propane pairs Friedlander’s cello compositions with poetic photographs taken by his father, the well-known photographer Lee Friedlander; charming snapshots taken by his mother, Maria Friedlander; evocative road movies contributed by filmmaker Bill Morrison; and quietly enchanting short narratives about the American ritual of family summer vacations so familiar to us all.