#2305: Music from the Bay Area

California composer Terry Riley’s seminal “In C,” launched the concept form of interlocking repetitive patterns otherwise known as “minimalism.” There are unavoidable comparisons to Riley when talking of music by other Californians working in the San Francisco Bay area, another of whom we’ll hear on this edition of New Sounds. John Adams has recently released “Road Movies,” music settled in a pulse groove and traversing different textural landcapes. Hear his piece for two pianos “Hallelujah Junction,” named for a small truck stop on Highway 49 in the High Sierras on the California-Nevada border. Also, listen to the sampled prepared piano and electronic percussion in Paul Dresher’s “Cage Machine.” Plus, spliced and sampled pieces from Jay Cloidt, another Bay area composer, and more.

PROGRAM #2305 Music from the Bay Area (Fri. 7/09/2004)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
John Adams	Road Movies	Hallelujah Junction [16:00]	Nonesuch #79699** www.nonesuch.com* OR Amazon.com
Paul Dresher Ensemble	New Sounds live, Merkin Hall, 3/6/97	Cage Machine [11:00]	Coming out in October 2004 on New Albion Records. See www.newalbion.com OR www.dresherensemble.org
Jay Cloidt	Kole Kat Krush	Kole Kat Krush [5:00]	Starkland #208 www.starkland.com*
Kronos Quartet	Terry Riley: Requiem For Adam	Cortejo Funebre en el Monte Diablo [7:00]	Nonesuch #79639**. www.nonesuch.com* Or Amazon.com*
Beth Custer	The Shirt I Slept In	Billabong [4:30]	BC#1. available at www.bethcuster.com

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