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http://www.whitney.org/www/exhibition/stevereich.jsp

INTRODUCTION

Pendulum Music (1968)

 

Patti Monson, Alan Pierson, Lee Ranaldo, Adam D. Weinberg

Marimba Phase (1967) So PercussionEight Lines (1983) Manhattan School of Music Contemporary Ensemble, TACTUS Amidst Neptune (by Caleb Burhans) (2003) Alarm Will Sound

BREAK 1

It’s Gonna Rain (1965) Prerecorded tapeNew York Counterpoint (1985) PRISM Saxophone QuartetYo Shakespeare (by Michael Gordon) (1992) Alarm Will SoundSix Marimbas (1986) So Percussion

BREAK 2

Four Organs (1970) So PercussionProverb (1995) Alarm Will SoundVermont Counterpoint (1982) Ransom WilsonMusic for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ (1973) Alarm Will Sound and So Percussion

Clapping Music (1972) So Percussion

OUTRO


The Whitney Museum of American Art has enjoyed a unique place in composer Steve Reich’s career. His concerts at the Museum in the 1960s and '70s were among the most important of his early career, while those he gave in the '80's and ‘90's cemented his reputation as a modern American master. Sunday, October 15, the Whitney pays special tribute to Reich with four hours of Reich’s music performed by some of today’s most exciting young contemporary music ensembles, including Alarm Will Sound, Prism Saxophone Quartet, So Percussion, and the Manhattan School of Music’s TACTUS, as well as Ransom Wilson and other accomplished Reich performers.
The concert features It's Gonna Rain (1965), Marimba Phase (1967), Pendulum Music (1968), Four Organs (1970), Clapping Music (1972) Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ (1973), Vermont Counterpoint (1982), Eight Lines (1983), New York Counterpoint (1985), Six Marimbas (1986), and Proverb (1995). In addition, Alarm Will Sound will perform two pieces dedicated to Reich, by younger composers who credit him as one of their primary influences: Yo Shakespeare, by Michael Gordon, and Amidst Neptune, by Caleb Burhans.