pedals

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM>

> However, it pains me to know that the hall wasn't overflowing,
> especially for such a unique concert (Petals). They sold out the hall
> in San Francisco (as well they should), and I'll have to do more to
> publicize stuff on the other end of the country, I guess...

Montclair isn't exactly a major American city, plus you
have to account for the WTC terror and folks who
have a "I've seen Newband already" attitude. And
also New Yorkers who can't be bothered to come
out to NJ. I don't think there's any train service to Montclair
on the weekends.

I was at the concert yesterday. Positively amazing.
Bravo. A virtuoso performance. They performed
San Francisco and Barstow. Then Pedals followed by
an instrument demonstration and a repeat of verses 24-24
where earlier verses are superimposed on each other.
Most of the performers conducted or at least counted off sections,
wearing headphones during the later sections to hear a click track.

It was an experience to walk into the hall and see all the instruments on
stage. 6 harmonic cannons, 2 kithara, 2 surrogate kithara, cloud chamber
bowls,
2 chromelodeons, koto and so on. The stage was mighty crowded. :)

I hope there's more performances of Pedals in the future,
I can't imagine that Newband would learn this only to perform
it once.

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BTW: 17 Lyrics of Li Po is being performed on
10/6/2001 at Tonic, but I doubt I'll be able to attend.

http://www.tonic107.com/

Harry Partch: 17 Lyrics of Li Po
at 8:00pm, $10 Tzadik Festival
The Seventeen Lyrics of Li Po was composed by the legendary Harry Partch
between 1931 and 1933. Rarely performed live this is a unique opportunity
to experience one of Partch's earliest extant compositions. Passionately
performed by Ted Mook (tenor violin) & Bob Osborne (voice).

Tonic
107 Norfolk Street
New York, NY 10002
Information: 212-358-7501
Fax: 212-358-1237
Email: tonic@tonicnyc.com

* David Beardsley
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