Sufjan Stevens is proud to present The BQE, a cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop. Commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The BQE was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary Next Wave Festival in October of 2007. The BQE is available as a double-disc format (CD/DVD), which includes the original 16mm/8mm film (in widescreen triptych display), the original motion picture soundtrack, a 40-page booklet (with extensive liner notes and photographs), and the stereoscopic image reel (playable in all View-Master® viewers). CD+DVD Details Release Date: October 20, 2009 Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty UPC: 656605627823 Number of Discs: 2 Listen Before You Buy Prelude On The Esplanade Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes Movement I: In The Countenance Of Kings Movement II: Sleeping Invader Interlude I: Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigation Movement III: Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise Movement IV: Traffic Shock Movement V: Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns Interlude II: Subi Power Waltz Interlude III: Invisible Accidents Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance With Interchanges Movement VII (Finale): The Emperor Of Centrifuge Postlude: Critical Mass
