Preliminary MicroFest 2003 lineup

MICROFEST 2003

A Southern California Festival of Microtonal Music
Featuring Terry Riley
A Tribute to Lou Harrison (1917-2003)

Sunday April 27 7:00 pm
MicroGuitars
Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice
Featuring microtonal guitarists David Beardsley (NY), Rod Poole, John
Schneider and The Duo performing James Hopkins: 5 Micro-tonal Studies;
James Tenney: Harmonium II for 2 guitars; Lou Harrison: Ditone Set
(1978/2003 premiere) & Scenes from Nek Chand (2002) for re-fretted
National Steel Guitar; David Beardsley: Around D
For more information call (310)306-1854
Donation: $15 Students and seniors $10

Tuesday May 6 8:00 pm
Magic Ears: Microtonal Music for Percussion and Other Instruments
Music by John Cage, Ron George, and Lou Harrison.
Featuring Ron George and the Tambellan (A Tubular Modular Percussion
Orchestra inspired by the Gamelans of Indonesia) in Collaboration with
Cal State LA New Music and Percussion Ensembles and Guest Artist,
Arthur Jarvinven, Percussion Soloist
Guest Lecture by John Bergamo on life the music of Lou Harrison
Music Recital Hall, Cal State, LA
For more information call (213)623-6845
Donation: $15.00, Students and seniors $10

Friday May 9 8:15 pm
Just Intonation Choir & Gamelan
Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Blvd. at Madison, Pasadena
Featuring the Don Brinegar Singers and the Harvey Mudd American
Gamelan performing:
In Honor of Mark Twain by Lou Harrison
Nuptiae by Lou Harrison
In Honor of Aphrodite by Lou Harrison
Luminescence, Gending Chilao, and Elegy for Bill Colvig by Bill Alves
Lines of Reflection by Tom Flaherty
Past Life Melodies by Sarah Hopkins
Agnus Dei and Pie Jesu by Aaron Roethe
Lux aurumque by Eric Whitacer
For more information call (626)585-7124
Donation: $15 Students and seniors $10

Sunday May 11 8:00 pm, preconcert talk on the music and life of Lou
Harrison at 7:30
Special Tribute to Lou Harrison
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, Pomona College, College and
Fourth, Claremont
Featuring the Harvey Mudd American Gamelan performing works of Lou
Harrison, Bill Alves, George Zelenz, Lydia Ayers, Kraig Grady, Susan
Rawcliffe.
Includes Lou Harrison's Double Concerto, Simfony in Free Style, Air
for Violin, Harp Suite and other works.
For more information call (909)621-8022
Free admission

Friday May 16 7:30 pm
Terry Riley solo concert & premiere of Italian filmaker Cecilia
Miniucchi's documentary TERRY RILEY'S MUSICAL RAINBOW
Pierce College, Performing Arts Building, Woodland Hills
Terry Riley performs the American premiere of THE DREAM for just
intonation piano
For more information call (818)719-6476
Donation: $15 Students and seniors $10

Saturday May 17 8:00 pm
Just Strings plays music of Harry Partch & Lou Harrison
Pierce College, Performing Arts Building, Woodland Hills
John Schneider and Just Strings, with guest artist Johnny Reinhard
(NY) with new Partch instruments Bass Marimba, Chromelodeon, Adapted
Viola performing:
Harrison: Suite for Just Intonation Steel Guitar, Air for the Poet,
Selections from Rhymes with Silver, Quartet Set (1978/2003) premiere,
and other works;
Partch: The Letter, San Francisco, Barstow, Castor & Pollux
(excerpts), Lyrics by Li Po (excerpts)
For more information call (818)719-6476
Donation: $15 Students and seniors $10

Friday-Sunday May 23, 24, 25 8:30 pm
Shadow Play "The Stolen Stars"
The Black Cat Gallery 11523 Washington Blvd. Culver City
Presented by the Shadow Theater of Anaphoria, Kraig Grady, Musical
Director
For more information call (310)313-4931
Donation: $10
Refreshments and ambient DJ will follow the show

Related events:
Wednesday April 23 8:00 pm
Microfest Forum: A preview with demonstrations of works to be
performed on the May 5 & 6 concerts. Guest lectures on the life and
music of Lou Harrison.
Music Recital Hall, Cal State, LA,
Donation: $7.50 Students and seniors $5.00.

Sunday May 4 1:00-5:00
Composers Tech Salon on microtonality presented by the American
Composers Forum Los Angeles with presenters Bill Alves, Ron George,
and John Schneider
The Mark Taper Center / Inner-City Arts 720 Kohler St. Los Angeles
For more information call (213)623-6845
Donation: $5

Listen to KPFK 90.7 FM every Thursday in May at noon for special
MicroFest previews.

For more information, visit http://www.microfest.org/ (to be updated soon)

Special thanks to the Garrett Fund of Harvey Mudd College, the Pomona
College Music Department, Pacific Contemporary Music Center,
California State University Los Angeles, American Composers Forum Los
Angeles

Sevens On the Passing of Lou Harrison

The great redwood has fallen.
Light streams into the forest.
The sound will reverberate
for generations to come.

John Luther Adams