MicroFest 2005 in Southern California!

MICROFEST

The 2005 Festival of Microtonal Music

www.MicroFest.org

SUNDAY MAY 8 8:00
FROM ANCIENT GREECE TO MODERN GAMELAN
Works by Bill Alves, Lou Harrison, Jeffrey Holmes, Douglas Leedy, Peter Steele, and others
with Jennifer Goltz, Rachel Vetter Huang and the Harvey Mudd College American Gamelan.
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, Pomona College / College and Fourth / Claremont
909•607•4170
Free admission

SATURDAY MAY 14 8:00 Preconcert talk with the composer at 7:00
JOSHUA PIERCE: REVELATION
Grammy-nominated pianist Joshua Pierce performs the West Coast Premiere of
Michael Harrison's 90-minute magnum opus REVELATION for the Harmonically Tuned
Piano.
"… huge golden balls of vibrant sound." Paul Griffiths, The New York Times.
"An indisputable landmark in Western tuning's circuitous history." Kyle Gann, The Village
Voice.
"He seemed to free an angelic choir above." Stuart Isacoff, Temperament.
Pierce College Performing Arts Building 6201 Winnetka Blvd / Woodland Hills
818•719•6476
$15/$10 students & seniors

SATURDAY May 21 8:00
MICROGUITAR SUMMIT
Dusan Bogdanovic, Adam del Monte, John Schneider, Miroslav Tadic, Elgart-Yates Duo
plus percussionist Art Jarvinen and the UCLA guitar ensemble
play music of James Tenney, Carter Scholz, Terry Riley, David Doty, Schneider,
Bogdanovic, Tadic and Microtonal Flamenco
Jan Popper Theater at Schoenberg Hall / UCLA / Westwood
310•825•2101
$15/10 students & seniors

SATURDAY MAY 21 and SUNDAY MAY 22 8:30
THE QUIET EROW
Performed by the Shadow Theater of Anaphoria, Kraig Grady and Roger Mexico, directors
The Folly Bowl / Altadena
Call for directions, reservations required: 323•258•3260 or kraiggrady@...
$10

THURSDAY MAY 26 8:00, SATURDAY MAY 28 8:00, and SUNDAY MAY 29 2:00
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC WITH TRACY SILVERMAN, ELECTRIC VIOLIN
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts John Adams's electric violin concerto Dharma at Big Sur,
a Just Intonation tribute to Lou Harrison
Walt Disney Concert Hall
LA Philharmonic box office 323•850•2000 www.laphil.org
$36-$125

SUNDAY JUNE 12 7:30
MAGICAL EARS: MUSIC FOR TRADITIONAL AND ORIGINAL MICROTONAL INSTRUMENTS
Jacqueline Bobak, Ron George, Susan Rawcliffe, and John Schneider perform the music of
Elaine Barkin, Paul Berkolds, Ron George, Lou Harrison and Susan Rawcliffe.
Neighborhood Church / 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd. / Pasadena
213•623•6845
$16

MONDAY JUNE 20 8:30
HARRY PARTCH
Returning to Disney Hall after last season's sold-out premiere of Partch's Bitter Music,
Just Strings once again treats the eyes & ears with their orchestra of Partch instruments.
Performed by John Schneider and Just Strings
REDCAT box office at Disney Hall 213•237•2800 www.redcat.org
$24/12 students & seniors

To get a free MicroFest poster and to be added to our mailing list, please contact Bill Alves
(alves @ hmc.edu).

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