PITCH CD #15 Odysseus by Johnny Reinhard

P-200215 ODYSSEUS
1 Johnny Reinhard Odysseus

Odysseus: Dave Eggar, cello
Achaens: John Schneider and Wim Hoogewerf, microtonal guitars
Steve Antonelli, mandolin
Henry Lowengard, autoharp
David Bernstein, shofar
Doron Yomtov and Darius Kaufman, psalteries
Trojan: Tom Chiu, violin
Cyclops: Greg Evans, horn
Aeolis: Larry Cole, bagpipes
Syllus: Jon Catler, electric guitar
Charybids: Eric Ross, Theremin
Lotus Eater Island: Andrew Bolotowsky, wood flute
Bruce Gremo, shakuhachi
Carole Webber, alto flute and conch
David Galt, ocarina and conch
Cannibals: Perry Robinson, Harold Seltsky, Mark Gustavson,
and Daniel Carter, clarinets
The Sea: Virgil Moorefield, percussion
Skip LaPlante, 96-tone harp and conch
Tom O'Horgan, serpent and Theremin
Bradford Catler, pedal steel
Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord
Robert Maloney, large glass bowl on "G"
Sirens: Carol Flamm and Piera Paine, sopranos
Hades: Ron Kozak, bass clarinet
Leslie Ross, baroque bassoon
Morris Newman, bass racket
Johnny Reinhard, bassoon
Circe: Kayan Clarke, voice
Meredith Borden, soprano
Calypso: Esther Lamneck, tarogato
Holy Cow: Julie Josphson, trombone
Children: Victoria Bracco, Ngan-Fong Huang, Elizabeth Lee,
Abigail Pollard, Alana Salcer, Siobhan Solberg,
Engi Wassef, and Janelle Iglesias, original percussion
Choreographer: Christine Coppola
Props: Orlanda Brugnola and Carol Lopresto

The Odysseus Cello Concert was conceived for cellist Dave Eggar following
several years of close collaboration, in numerous performances. The work is
set to the chronological journey that Homer penned of Odysseus' return from
Troy to Ithaca. The St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University is the ideal
terrain for the troupe of Achaen Greeks as they move throughout, only to
encounter islands of new instrument combinations. Each instrument
corresponds to a character in the book, with unique tunings, indicative of
its unique personality. All are improvising throughout. As Athena called
the protagonist Odysseus "The Master Improviser, so here Odysseus is a master
improviser. The piece is formed by an Iintroduction, three full sections,
and a coda.