Watch Julianna Barwick Perform at the Glass House for 'Night Sounds'

&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Julianna Barwick’s December performance at Philip Johnson’s Glass House captured something elusive about that building. Singing alone, Barwick loops her voice over and over, creating a chorus. She isn’t singing any words. The Barwick chorus is haunting, but not frightful. Her sound is vulnerable without being brittle. It’s stark but not severe. &quot;Glasarchitektur&quot; might not be the first word I would use to describe Barwick’s music, but it’s not far off.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Video of her performance for &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/programs/&quot;&amp;gt;&quot;Night Sounds&quot;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;—the first installment in a new performance series at the Canaan, Conn. modern monument is &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/03/04/173430573/first-watch-julianna-barwick-offing&quot;&amp;gt;now available&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Robin Hilton at &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/03/04/173430573/first-watch-julianna-barwick-offing&quot;&amp;gt;All Songs Considered&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; explains that Barwick’s song is called &quot;Offing,&quot; the opening track of a full-length record that she will be releasing next year.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The ‘Night Sounds’ performances complement &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/exhibitions/night/&quot;&amp;gt;&quot;Night (1947–2015),&quot;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; a rotating &quot;sculpture-in-residence&quot; series that places new sculpture with a connection to Johnson’s life and work &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;in situ&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; at the Glass House. The specific piece that corresponds with Barwick’s performance is Ken Price’s &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Doola&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; (2011), which caught the attention of &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/arts/design/show-at-johnsons-glass-house-yields-a-giacometti.html?_r=0&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;The New York Times&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; when the work inaugurated the &quot;Night&quot; series in September.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Doola&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; shines in its own weird way alongside Barwick, in a video that is glossy without being a production. It all works. When has the Glass House ever looked so new?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/body&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/html&amp;gt;

Watch Julianna Barwick Perform at the Glass House for ‘Night Sounds’

A new video captures Julianna Barwick's performance for "Night Sounds," a showcase of art and music at Philip Johnson's Glass House.

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