VAPOURS by **Lea Bertucci** is a piece for string quartet and electronics commissioned by Quartetto Maurice and premiered in Italy at the group's Musica in Prossimita Festival in 2021. Vapours uses shifting states of fluid dynamics as a metaphor for perception and truth in the age of unknowing. With electronics, the ensemble expands and contracts between acoustic instruments and sound system, creating a dynamic and mesmeric meditation on the nature of perception. Although performed widely throughout Europe over the past five years, this performance at Public Records will be the New York premiere of the piece and features Conrad Harris \[violin\], Pauline Kim Harris \[violin\], Joanna Mattrey \[viola\], Alex Waterman \[cello\], + Lea Bertucci \[electronics\]. Lea Bertucci is a composer, performer, and sound designer whose work describes relationships between acoustic phenomena and biological resonance. In addition to her practice with woodwind instruments, she incorporates multi-channel speaker arrays, electroacoustic feedback, timbral techniques, and tape collage. **Charmaine Lee** is an Australian vocalist based in New York. Using the voice, feedback, and live processing, Lee's practice is primarily concerned with risk-taking, playfulness, and improvisation. Music at the Anthology \[MATA\] was founded in 1996 by Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky, and Lisa Bielawa and has become the world’s most sought-after performance opportunity for adventurous emerging music artists experimenting with composition, multimedia, and collaborative performance art. MATA presents, supports, and commissions new music by early-career composers at an internationally recognized concert festival each spring in NYC. MATA’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Public Records aims to provide a safer space. We reject all forms of discrimination, including racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, and other aggressive behavior. Consent is paramount. Please exist with respect for yourself and those around you. Anyone found in violation of our rules or safer space policy will be removed from the venue. To share feedback about an incident, please email hello@publicrecords.nyc or alert a member of our team. Tickets are available at the door based on capacity. A ticket does not guarantee entry. Admission into the venue is subject to capacity and the discretion of our staff. Presented by Public Records. This is a 21+ event.