Harry Partch

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
A composer like none other, Harry Partch lived alternately as an acclaimed maverick and a depression-era hobo — all the while creating his own instruments to realize his particular brand of music. We hear his raucous house-party of a choral ballad for gymnasts, "Rotate the Body in All its Planes." Also on the playlist tonight, music by Aaron Jay Kernis, Joaquin Turina, and George Walker.

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