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I watched the Merce Cunningham Company rehearse for two months before I ever saw them dance in concert. It was 1977 and I was living in Westbeth in downtown NYC, the location of the Cunningham studios. John Cage lived just down Bank Street and we played chess two or three times a week (much to the chagrin of Bill Anastasi, who played with John almost every day until I arrived on the scene). Anyway, John thought watching Merce rehearse would help my composing and even though Merce was not so sure he wanted a visitor, John prevailed and I went to rehearsals for the next two months.
Gambit
for solo percussion & 2-channel tape (1967)
(d')après Satie
Ensemble PTYX
Jean-Baptiste Apéré, director
Salle Ockeghem
Tours, France
December 1, 2011, 8:45 pm
Revolution
for 4 percussion and 2 grand pianos,
in unison, amplified (1993)
Western Percussion Ensemble
University of Wisconsin
Anthony Di Sanza, director
Mills Concert Hall, School of Music,
455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI
November 30, 2011, 7:30 pm
The Time Curve Preludes
The Minimalism At 50 Birthday Bash, Kings Point, London
Performed by pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, with their band: Nicola Tescari keyboard;
David Chalmin, electric guitar; Massimo Pupillo, bass guitar; Raphaël Séguinier, percussion
If you find yourself in London at the end of November, be sure to run, not walk, to the Minimalism At 50 festival taking place at Kings Point. The 3-day birthday bash, taking place Nov.
The Time Curve Preludes
A Concert + Performance featuring
pianist Liam Viney and Eurythmy artist Jan Baker-Finch,
who will interpret a selection of the preludes in movement
Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University,
Ian Hangar Hall, South Bank, (Brisbane), Australia
Friday, October 28, 2011, 6.30 pm
The Time Curve Preludes are having something of a renaissance this year, with probably the most performances in a single year since they were written.
First, the Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen played them at Bucknell in March, a gift from the music faculty to celebrate my retirement. Then in July, Neely Bruce recreated his 1979 premiere performance at Wesleyan University (including Walden Variations) performing on the same piano and with some of the same people in attendance as were at the premiere.
The Time Curve Preludes, Book 1, selections; Bruce Brubaker, piano
Third International Conference on Music and Minimalism (12-15 October 2011)
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium
Session 4: 14:00 – 16:00
13 October 2011
The Time Curve Preludes, Book 1, selections; Bruce Brubaker, piano
Minimalism Workshop
Rotterdam Conservatorium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
15 October 2011
Out of the Blue
a performance by FLOW Eurythmy Ensemble
featuring selections from The Time Curve Preludes
Friday 2 September 2011; 7:30 pm
Kamario Rudolf Steiner School, 220 Forest Way,
Belrose, (Sydney), NSW, Australia
Saturday 3 September 2011; 7:30 pm
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, 5 Glenroy Ave.,
Middle Cove, (Sydney), NSW, Australia
Neely Bruce Plays the Piano Music of William Duckworth
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 7:30 pm
Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Wesleyan University Professor of Music and American Studies Neely Bruce revisits his 1979 recital of the piano music of William Duckworth, which included his Walden Variations as well as the premiere of The Time Curve Preludes, considered the first work of postminimalism.