Atlas elipticalis : (with Winter music and Songbooks) / John Cage (48:58) -- Suite for violin and American gamelan / Lou Harrison (28:20) -- Barstow : 8 hitchhiker inscriptions from a highway railing at Barstow, California / Harry Partch (9:53) -- Lecture on the weather / John Cage (33:42).
Streaming audio. The 1st work for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon/contra-bassoon, 2 horns, trombone, 2 violins, viola, double bass, guitar, percussion (2), and conductor (Winter music for piano, Songbooks for soprano & baritone) ; the 2nd, for violin and American gamelan ; the 3rd, for baritone and adapted guitar ; the 4th, for 12 male speakers/vocalists and conductor. AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Participant/Performer Note:
Members of Southwest Chamber Music: Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano (1st work) ; Michael Ingham, baritone (1st work) ; Jim Foschia, clarinet (1st work) ; Leslie Lashinsky, bassoon and contrabassoon (1st work) ; Jeff von der Schmidt, horn (1st work) ; Stuart Fox, guitar (1st work) ; Don Ambroson, violin (1st work) ; Amy Sims, violin (2nd work) ; Jan Karlin, viola (1st work) ; Tom Peters, double bass (1st work) ; Gayle Blankenburg, piano (1st work) ; Stephen L. Mosko, conductor (1st work) ; mentorship students from John Muir High School, Pasadena ; Jim Foschia, director (1st work) ; CalArts Gamelan Ensemble (2nd work) ; John Schneider, baritone and adapted guitar (3rd work).
Data/Place of Event:
Recorded Apr. 13, 1999 (1st work), Feb 23, 1999 (2nd-3rd works) and Mar. 16, 1999 (4th work) at the Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, Colburn School of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles.
