#2472: Assassin Reverie

Like the Energizer Bunny, some of the groundbreaking composers of the 1960s are still breaking ground today. On this edition of New Sounds, hear the latest from Terry Riley, the composer and keyboardist who brought Minimalism to the musical public in 1964, inspired The Who and many other European rockers in the 70s, and has become a sought-after classical composer. His latest, "Assassin Reverie," for saxophone quartet and tape, is a single movement in three sections with different sound material and stage direction for each section. One of the more disturbing pieces written by Riley, “Assassin Reverie” uses an aggressive sampling of gunshots and helicopter sounds in the middle section. Plus, listen to “Maarifa Street” by Jon Hassell and Steve Reich’s latest “Cello Counterpoint.”

PROGRAM #2472, “Still Goin’…” (First aired on Friday, 12-16-05)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Terry Riley	In C – 25th Anniversary concert	Excerpt [1:30]	New Albion #071 ** www.newalbion.com*
Terry Riley	Assassin Reverie	Uncle Jard, Pt. 1 [5:30]	New World #80558** www.newworldrecords.com*
Jon Hassell	Maarifa Street	Darbari Bridge [11:30]	Nyen Music, available on www.Emusic.com or at www.maarifastreet.com
Steve Reich	You Are (Variations)	Cello Counterpoint [11:00]	Nonesuch #79811 ** www.nonesuch.com*
Terry Riley	Assassin Reverie	Tread on the Trail [10:00]	See above
Fritz Hauser (w/ Pauline Oliveros, et al)	Deep Time	Version 2, excerpt [5:00]	Deep Listening #32 3005 www.deeplistening.org
LaMonte Young & Marian Zazeela	The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath	Excerpt [2:00]	Just Dreams #001 www.lamonteyoung.com*