Other Forms

Experience the dark and quiet of the North Fork while being immersed in light and sound. Under the starry sky of Custer Observatory, ambient duo Worst Night Ever performs Other Forms – an otherworldly, multi-dimensional soundscape inspired by contrasts and similarities, and the places where the two intersect. This exploration of contrasts expands into original projection art that pairs the stark, abstract photography of Charles Nickles with found footage of the natural and human worlds unfolding in ordinary and extraordinary ways.

Following the concert, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of night sky objects (weather permitting) through the many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.

$30 Adult, $25 Observatory Members, Children Under 16 FREE. Attendance to this in-person performance will be limited - reserve your seats early! Due to the outdoor nature of this program, a rain date will be scheduled as needed.

Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy this outdoor presentation.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
The ambient duo Worst Night Ever (Long Island natives Daniel Giachetti and Arthur Fleischmann) have been writing and performing music together for decades. Together, their various musical projects have earned them a 2025 NYFA/QAF sound art grant, licensed songs to multiple TV series, soundtracked a runway show for Neiman Marcus, won the 33 1/3 book series home recording contest, played Carnegie Hall with Jon Batiste, charted on college radio, and toured everywhere from the UK to Dubai.

Arthur Fleischmann has toured internationally and recorded with artists across multiple genres, most recently joining Jon Batiste’s American Symphony at Carnegie Hall. As a production and stage manager he has helped coordinate and produce world-class music festivals including the Essence Festival of Culture, Sol Blume, and Afropunk. Arthur is the Master Electrician for the Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show.

Daniel Giachetti is a musician and visual artist. A graduate of School of Visual Arts, he has art-directed music videos that screened at numerous film festivals including Barebones and SVA Afterschool Special, and won best music video in Spain’s Erotic & Bizarre Art Festival. His design work has appeared at the BAU Gallery in Beacon as well as being sold at the Queens Museum of Art.