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BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC NOVEMBER 8, 1989 0' New Music America is presented as part of the 1989 NEXT WAVE Festival sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC.
New Music America is supported by Benson & Hedges Command Performance Series.
New Mus1c Amenca IS an annual fcslival wh1ch began in New York a1 The Kuchcn m 1979 and has smcc !raveled 10 a d1ffercn1 cuy across I he Unilcd S1a1es, becoming I he nalion's largcs1 rcsuval or con1cmporary music. DAM is hosung Ihe IOih ann1vcrsary of New Mus1c America as pan of us 1989 NEXT WAVE Fcsuval. New Music Amcnca 1989 feaiUrcs 69 cvenls al 24 venues in 10 days, covering a decade or d1vcrgen1 I rends m new mus1c.
NEW MUSIC AMERICA CO-PRESENTERS:
DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA THE KITCHEN THE KNITTING FACTORY PROSPECT PARK PI CN IC HOUSE P.S. 122 ROULETTE WNYC
The NEXT WAVE Production and Touring Fund and ew Music America are supported by
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS THE FORD FOUNDATION THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION, INC. THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST FUND THE HARKNESS FOUNDATIONS FOR DANCE THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION AT&T FOUNDATION THE HOWARD G ILMAN FOUNDATION THE MARY FLAGLER CARY CHARITABLE TRUST MEET THE COMPOSER, INC. THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, IN C. THE CUYAHOGA TRUST MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY THE NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS GOETHE HOUSE NEW YORK KULTURSTIFTUNG RUHR FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THROUGH AFAA FRENCH MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION CULTURAL SERVICES OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY, NEW YORK
and the RECORDING INDUSTRY COUNCIL
A&M RECORDS, ATI..ANTIC RECORDS, DMG MUSIC, CDS R ECORDS, ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT, GRAMAVISION. INC.. ISLAND RECORDS, POLYGRAM RECORDS, VIRGIN RECORDS. WARNER BROS. R ECORDS
YAMAHA Corporation of America, Inc. is the official musical equipment sponsor of New Music America.
Mixing Consoles for New Music America arc courtesy of AMEK/TAC.
Additional grants for New Music America were provided by FROMM MUSIC FOUNDATION and ASCAP.
Additional funds for the NEXT WAVE Festival arc provided by:
THE WILLIAM AND MARY GREVE FOUNDATION THE ARMAND G. ERPF FUND THE BEST PRODUCTS FOUNDATION the BAM NEXT WAVE PRODUCERS COUNCIL the BAM NEXT WAVE ASSOCIATES and the FRIENDS OF BAM.
American Airlines is the official Airline of NEW MUSIC AMERICA.
WNYC FM is the official radio station of the NEXT WAVE Festival and New Music America. WNYC FM 94 and TV 31 will provide extensive coverage of 1989 festival artists and events.
Major support for radio broadcasts of select New Music America programs is provided by a grant from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. Support has also been provided by THE METROPOLITAN LIFE FOUNDATION.
The IJAM fac11i1y is owned by Ihe Cily or New York and ils opcrallon 1s made ~ible, in part, wilh pubhc funds prov1dcd lhrough Ihe New York Ci1y Depart men! of Cull ural Affairs wilh support from IJrooklyn Dorough Prcsidenl lloward Golden and I he Brooklyn Dclegalion or I he N<:w York Ct1y Council. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer
BAM Opera House November 8, 1989
presents 1989 NEXT WAVE Festival Gala Benefit Celebrating the lOth Anniversary of NEW MUSIC AMERICA Hosted by LAURIE ANDERSON ALLEN GINSBERG FRAN LEBOWITZ STEVE REICH BOB WEIR & FELICITY SEIDEL
with Artists (in order of appearance)
JEVETTASTEELE with BOB TELSON and LITTLE VILLAGE
KRONOS QUARTET
BRAND NUBIANS
MOONDOG with members of the BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
PHILIP GLASS and the PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE
Set Design by Lighting Design by Visuals by ALLEN MOYER ANNE MILITELLO DRENTELL DOYLE PARTNERS
Production Supervised by PAUL E. KING & LYNN MOFFAT
This evening's program is being broadcast live over WNYC-FM 94 and is being taped for broadcast by National Public Radio
NEW MUSIC AMERICA poster & catalogue by Alexander Isley Design
NEXT WAVE Festival New Music America Joseph V. Melillo, Director Yale Evelev, Director ! ~) ' ) r · ' · C"-~Tr )'~.. . ]· ~ ) ··· fJ ;-"'I(.~J- .....1 N .~ ·r :.J · ' · ~ l · J' o . '~t r a ·. · . ' I -~ 1~ ]L ~... \ ... ./ '- --;:~ --~~ .~ .L ~ .... ~ :-- n ·. L 1_. ;., _/ , OFF I CE OF THE MAYOR· C ITY OF NEW YORK
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, OUR NATION'S OLDEST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, IS HOSTING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW MUSIC AMERICA, PRESENTED BY THE 1989 NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL.
FROM THE TENTH TO THE EIGHTEE NTH OF NOVEMBER, THIS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE CONCERTS AT TWENTY-THREE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AS WELL AS INSTALLATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, SYMPOSIA, AND MEDIA BROADCASTS. THE OPENING GALA, IN BAM'S OPERA HOUSE, WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MUSIC OF SEVERAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PREVIOUS NEW f1USIC AMERICA FESTIVALS, INCLUDING STEVE REICH, PHILIP GLASS, AND THE KRONOS QUARTET.
SINCE ITS FOUNDING TEN YEARS AGO AT THE KITCHEN, A SMALL ALTERNATIVE PERFORMING ARTS SPACE IN SOHO, NEW MUSIC AMERICA HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF OUR COUNTRY'S PREM IER FESTIVALS FOR CONTEMPORA RY MUSIC.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDWARD I. KOCH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 10-18, J989, TO BE
"NEW MUSIC AMERICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY WEEK''
IN NEW YORK CITY .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO BE AFFIXED.
Edward I. Koc~ Mayor PROGRAM
Welcoming remarks by Harvey Lichtenstein, Hamish Maxwell, Michael Fuchs, Robert A. Krasnow
JEVEITA STEELE, BOB TELSON and LIITLE VILLAGE with ROBBIE AMEEN, LINCOLN SCHLIEFER, MARC SHULMAN, ROGER SQUITERO, CHRIS ROYAL, DAVID SACS, CHARLIE SANTIAGO, JOSHUA SHNEIDER, MARGARET DORN, JEFF YOUNG Sound- RON LORMAN
"Live Where You Can" from the musical The Gospel at Co/onus music by BOB TELSON lyrics by LEE BREUER
"Each Time She Takes One" from the musical The Warrior Ant music by BOB TELSON lyrics by LEE BREUER
"Calling You" from the film Baghdad Cafe music and lyrics BOB TELSON
KRONOS QUARTET DAVID HARRINGTON, HANK DUIT, JOHN SHERBA, JOAN JEANRENAUD, Sound - FRED STITES
"Different Trains" composed by STEVE REICH
BRAND NUBlANS LORD JAMAR, GRAND POOBAH MAXWELL, DEREK X, ALAMO
"Brand Nubian" and "Feel So Good"
MOON DOG with members of the BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA YUVAL WALDMAN, ROBIN BUSHMAN, SARAH ADAMS, SAMUEL BELICH, ROSE WEINBERGER, CHRISTOPHER FINCKEL, LOUIS BRUNO, with PAYALSEEN
"Surf Session" composed by MOONDOG
PHILIP GLASS and the PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE JON GIBSON, MARTIN GOLDRAY, JACK KRIPL, DORA OHRENSTEIN, RICHARD PECK, MICHAEL RIESMAN Sound- KURT MUNKACSI
''Train/Spaceship" from Einstein on the Beach An Opera in Four Acts by PHILIP GLASS & ROBERT WILSON
Stage Manager- Christopher Brougham; Assistant Stage Manager- Jed Diamond
0) GALA LEADERSHIP
Harvey Lichtenstein Hamish Maxwell President and Executive Producer Chairman and Brooklyn Academy of Music Chief Executive Officer Philip Morris Companies Inc.
GALA CHAIRMEN
Beth Rudin DeWoody Robert L. Forbes
HONORARY GALA CHAIRMAN Bianca Jagger
HONORARY CHAIRMEN
Hon. Herbert E. Berman Kitty Carlisle H art Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell Hon. Mel Miller Senator Alfonse D'Amato Ho n. Yelmanette Montgomery I Jon. Howard Golden Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Hon. Roy M. Goodman Ho n. Mary Pinkett Hon. Roger L. Green Hon. Edolphus (Ed) Towns Ha n. Donald M. Halperin
GALA COMMIITEE
Kenneth Aretsky Lorne Michaels Karole Armitage Eddie Murphy Geoffrey Beene Peggy Pierrepont Ross Bleckner Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pittman David Bowie Carmela Pomodoro Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Brant Harold Prince Dianne Brill Raffi Joanne L. Cassullo Ron Raup Glenn Close Steven Richter Sam Cohn Clifford and Bonnie Ross Brian Cullman Hal Rubenstein Alex Ely William and Ophelia Rudin Christopher Forbes Noorna Sarofim Timothy and Anne Forbes Kenny Scharf Stephanie French and Steven Schragis Amory Houghton III Martin E. Segal Sarah Giles Peter Sellars Morton Gould Paul Simon Michael Graves Russ Solomon Gael Greene Jock Soto Mr. and Mrs. James Gubelmann Talisa Soto Gregory Hines and John L. Stewart Pamela Koslow Hines Danny Sullivan Lauren Hutton U lrik Trojaborg Mark Jackson Suzanne Vega Jed Johnson Alan Wanzenberg Alex and Ada Katz Heather Watts Garrison Keillor Andrew Lloyd Webber Klaus Kertess Mr. and Mrs. A. Matthew Weld Karl Lagerfeld Robin and Marsha Williams Peter Martins Daniel Wolf Kelly McGillis RECORDING INDUSTRY COUNCIL
CHAIRED BY
Robert A. Krasnow Chairman E lektra Entertainment
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
M. Richard Asher Michael Leon President a nd Senior VP East Coast Operations Chief Executive Officer A&M Records PolyGram Records, Inc. Lou Maglia Jeff Ayeroff President Co-Managing Director Island Records Virgin Records America Doug Morris Bob Buziak President President Atlantic Records RCA Records Mo Ostin Ahmet M. Ertegun Chairman of the Board Chairman Warner Bros. Records Atlantic Records Jonathan F. P. Rose Gil Friesen President President Gramavision, Inc. A&M Records Lenny Waronker Jordan Harris President Co-Managing Director Warner Bros. Records Virgin Records America Walter R. Yetnikoff President and CEO CBS Records Inc.
A & R COMM IITEE
CJJAIREDBY
David Bither Robert Hurwitz Vice President, Marketing Senior Vice President/ Elektra Entertainment General Manager Ele ktra/Nonesuch
Nancy Jeffries Vice President A & R Virgin Records America
Steven Baker Kathryn King Vice President, Product Management Director of US Operations Warner Bros. Records ECM Records
Karin Berg Peter Koepke Director, East Coast A & R Assistant to the President Warner Bros. Records Atlantic Records
Hugo Burnham Kevin Patrick Director of International A & R Vice President of A & R Isla nd Records, Inc. Island Records, Inc.
Peter Clancy Jim Powers Marketing Director Manager, International A & R E lektra/Nonesuch BMG Music International
Joseph R. Dalton AI Pryor Supervisor A & R Administration General Manager CBS Masterworks/CBS Records Inc. Gramavision, Inc.
Michael Hill Steve Ralbovsky Manager, East Coast A & R Senior VP, Artist & Repertoire Warner Bros. Records A & M Records
(J7 1989 NEXT WAVE Producers Council
The Brooklyn Academy of Music would like to thank the NEXT WAVE Producers Council for their support and participation of the NEXT W AYE Festival.
1989 NEXT WAVE Producers Council Michael Fuchs Chairman
Joseph Kosuth Cornelia Lauf Felicity Seidel Bob Weir Vice Chairmen
Ross Bleckner 1989 NEXT WAVE poster and cover artist
Annie Flanders Chairman NEXT WAVE Journal
Judith Auchincloss Lydia and Robert Forbes Michael Caretnay Bailkin Timothy Forbes Jennifer Bartlett Nicholas C. Forstmann Anne H. Bass Susan Freedman and Richard Jacobs Andrew Birsh Betty Freeman Ross Bleckner Stephanie French Eddo A Bult and Amory Houghton III Diane Burroughs and Jason McCoy Larry Gagosian Diana Calthorpe and Jonathan Rose RichardT. Gere Laura L. Carpenter Wouter F. Germans Joanne Cassullo Milly a nd Arnold Glimcher Leo Castelli Helyn and Ralph Goldenberg Neil D. Chrisman Faith Golding Steve Cipolla April Gornick and Eric Fischl Mr. and Mrs. George D. Clark Jr. Morton Gould Sam Cohn Yveta and Malcolm Graff Mary Sharp Cronson Eugene M. Grant Joan and Joseph F. Cullman III Agnes Gund Joanne Toor Cummings Judith and Scott Hanson Catherine G. Curran Clifton S. Harrison Joseph R. Dalton David Hackney Kirk D'Amico and Francine LeFrak Barbara Hoffman Willem de Kooning Bonnie Holland Christophe de Menil Mirabai Holland Beth and Jim DeWoody Lita Hornick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dillenberg Frederick Hughes Michele Oka a nd Frederick N. Doner Bianca Jagger Robert Durst Linda B. Janovic Christian Eckhart Michel and Patricia Jean Regina and Asher B. Edelman Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin William S. Ehrlich Ada and AJex Katz Robert Feldman Irwin Katz Madison S. Finlay Elaine P. Kend 1989 NEXT WAVE Producers Council
Tony Kiser Clifford Ross and Bonnie Brown Andrew K. Klink Ophelia and William Rudin Bettina Bancroft Klink David Salle Ingo Kretzschmar Kenny Scharf Charlotte and I. Stanley Kriegel Jacqueline Schnabel Barbara Kruger Julian Schnabel Theodosia W. Kummerfeld Lynn Schneider Claire and Clem Labine Barbara and Eugene Schwartz Nancy Lassalle Pippa Scott Elaine Lavallee PallaviShah Raymond J. Learsy Stuart L. Shapiro Jacques Leviant Judy and Stanley Silberstein Frances and Sydney Lewis Lila and Gilbert Silverman Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein Eileen S. Silvers James E. Long Larry Silverstein Laurie Mallet Sheila and Richard Sloan Robert Mangold Ruth Cummings Sorensen Julia McFarlane Emily and Jerry Spiegel Meryl and Robert Meltzer Jean Stein Cecilia Metheney and Frederick Henry John L. Stewart Michael Michigami Donald Sultan Mitchell W. Miller Ronald M. Urvater Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mnuchin Sue and Gerrit Van de Bovenkamp Coosje and Claes Oldenburg Joan Vass Evelyn and Everett Ortner Todd Watts James H. Ottaway Larry D. Weiman Nelson Peltz Bernard Weiner Barbara and Max Pine Jane and Jann Wenner Cynthia and Leon Polsky Angela Westwater Carmela Pomodoro Robert W. Wilson John M. Powers, Jr. Terry Winters Eve T. Propp Mary Anne and Richard C. Yancey Dr. David L. Ramsay
The NEXT WAVE Producers Council was established in February, 1983. The Council provides annual patronage to augment government, foundation and corporate funding of BAM's NEXT WAVE Festival for the contemporary performing arts. The Council also organizes and sponsors seminars, exhibitions, publications and special events for the NEXT WAVE Festival throughout the year. Tnvited members contribute from $1,500 to $50,000 annually. (All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.)
Maria Cuomo and Kenneth Cole and David Kuhn Chairmen 1989 NEXT WAVE Associates The NEXT WAVE Associates is a committee of young individuals who also privately support the Festival through annual membership dues of $250 and various special events. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman Asher B. Edelman President Harvey Lichtenstein
Vice Chairmen Neil D. Chrisman Rita Hillman I. Stanley Kriegel Franklin R . Weissberg
Members Francis M. Austin Jr. Sidney Kantor Jenne K. Britell Andrew K. Klink Joanne Cassullo Bettina Bancroft Klink Warren B. Coburn Robert A. Krasnow Beth DeWoody Edgar A. Lampert Charles M. Diker Eugene H. Luntey Chaim Edelstein Laurie Mallet Mallory Factor Evelyn Ortner Ronald E. Feiner David L. Ramsay Alan H. Fishman Richard M. Rosan Robert L. Forbes Jonathan F. P. Rose Michael Fuchs Robert C. Rosenberg Faith G. Golding Pippa Scott Morton Gottljeb Mikki Shepard Stephen R. Greenwald
Honorary Chairmen Edward I. Koch Howard Golden
Honorary Trustees Seth Faison Leonard Garment Paul Lepercq Arne Vennema
Ex-Officio Mary Schmidt Campbell
SPECIAL THANKS TO: The BAM Staff; the BAM Stagehands and I.A.T.S.E. Local #4; the New Music America Staff: Doug Kalmar, Laurice Pearson, Alison Kaplan; Alexander Isley Design; Joe Boxer; Scenic Central; Andy Grey; Bill Drentell; Steve Doyle; Amy Linden; Kern-Rockenfield, Inc; Dan Dryden; Rob Brenner; Michael McGrath; Rory Johnston; Carrie Rossip; Janet Cowperthwaite and the staff at Kronos; Larry Neff; Helene Cann; Tom Bouman; Tower Records. NEW MUSIC AMERICA CO-PRESENTERS:
DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA THE KITCHEN THE KNITIING FACTORY PROSPECT PARK PICNIC HOUSE P.S. 122 ROULETTE WNYC
1989 FESTIVAL
Lindemans Wine Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Merit, Parliament, and Benson & Hedges Cigarettes .. Miller High Life, Miller Lite, Genuine Draft, Meisterbrau and Lowenbrau Light and Dark Beers ' courtesy of Philip Morris Companies Inc:
~ I I I c;gq P. 0 I 2.7"-=t-- ~o..lo... _,·'"'~~ The 1989 NEXT WAVE Festival Gala Benefit Celebrating the lOth Anniversary of NEW MUSIC AMERICA Wednesday, November 8, 1989 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS CORPORATE SPONSOR Philip Morris Companies Inc.
with additional support from
Benson & Hedges Command Performance Series.
BENEFACTORS
Atlantic Recording Corporation Frederick Henry & Cecelia Metheney Michael Caretnay Bailkin Gramavision, Inc. BMG Music International Grenadier Realty Corp. The Bohen Foundation Home Box Office Brooklyn Union Gas Island Records, Inc. Joanne Cassullo New York Magazine EGG Olympia & York Elektra Entertainment PolyGram Records, Inc. Alan Fishman Samuel & May Rudin Foundation Forbes, Inc. Steven Schragis
PRODUCERS COUNCIL
Michael Fuchs, Chairman Joseph Kosuth Cornelia Lauf Felicity Seidel Bob Weir Vice Chairmen
Judith Auchincloss Beth and Jim DeWoody Michael Caretnay Bailkin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dillcnbcrg Jennife r Bartlett Michele Oka and Frederick N. Doner Anne H. Bass Robert Durst Andrew Birsh Christian Eckhart Ross Bleckner Regina and Asher B. Edelman Eddo A. Bull William S. Ehrlich Diane Burroughs and Jason McCoy Robert Feldman Diana Calthorpe and Jonathan Rose Madison S. Finlay Laura L. Carpenter Lydia and Robert Forbes Joanne Cassullo Timothy Forbes Leo Castelli Nicholas C. Forstmann Neil D. Chrisman Susan Freedman and Richard Jacobs Steve Cipolla Betty Freeman Mr. and Mrs. George D. Clark Jr. Stephanie French Sam Cohn and Amory Houghton Ill Mary Sharp Cronson Larry Gagosian Joan and Joseph F. Cullman Ill RichardT. Gerc Joanne Toor Cummings Woutcr F. Germans Catherine G. Curran Milly and Arnold Glimchcr Joseph R. Dalton Hclyn and Ralph Golde nberg Kirk D'Amico and Francine LcFrak Faith Golding Willcm de Kooning April Gornick and Eric Fischl Christophe de Mcnil Morton Gould 0\ PRODUCERS COUNCIL continued
Yveta and Malcolm Graff Raymond J . Learsy Kenny Scharf Eugene M. Grant Jacques Leviant Jacqueline Schnabel Agnes Gund Frances and Sydney Lewis Julian Schnabel Judith and Scott Hanson Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein Lynn Schneider Clifton S. Harrison James E. Long Barbara and Eugene Schwartz David Hockney Laurie Mallet Pippa Scott Barbara Hoffman Robert Mangold Pallavi Shah Bonnie Holland Julia McFarlane Stuart L. Shapiro Mirabai Holland Meryl and Robert Meltzer Judy and Stanley Silberstein Lita Hornick Cecilia Metheney and Frederick Henry Lila and Gilbert Silverman Frederick Hughes Michael Michigami Eileen S. Silvers Bianca Jagger Edward Miller Larry Silverstein Linda B. Janovic Mitchell W. Miller Sheila and Richard Sloan Michel and Patricia Jean Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mnuchin Ruth Cummings Sorensen Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin Ogilvy & Mather Emily and Jerry Spiegel Ada and Alex Katz Coosje and Claes Oldenburg Jean Stein Irwin Katz Evelyn and Everett Ortner John L. Stewart Elaine P. Kend James H. Ottaway Donald Sultan Tony Kiser Nelson Peltz Ronald M. Urvater Andrew K. Klink Barbara and Max Pine Sue and Gerrit Van de Bovenkamp Bettina Bancroft Klink Cynthia and Leon Polsk.)' Joan Vass Ingo Kretzschmar Carmelo Pomodoro Todd Watts Charlotte and I. Stanley Kriegel John M. Powers, Jr. Larry D. Weiman Barbara Kruger Eve T. Propp Berna rd Weiner Theodosia W. Kummerfeld Dr. David L. Ramsay Jane and Jann We nner Claire and Clem Labine Clifford Ross and Bonnie Brown Angela Westwate r Nancy Lassalle Ophelia and William Rudin Robert W. Wilson Elaine Lavallee David Salle Terry Winters Mary Anne and Richard C. Yancey PATRONS
A & M Records Charlotte & I. Stanley Kriegel Kenneth Aretsk.)' Edgar A. Lampert AS CAP LeZinc Francis Austin Andre Marcus Jenne Britell Robert & Joyce Menschcl Foundation CBS Masterworks/CBS R ecords Inc. Lorne Michae ls Carmelo Pomodoro Edward F.Miller Neil D. Chrisman New York Telephone Company Maria Cuomo & Ke nneth Cole Marie Paul-Pelle John Coleman Mr. & Mrs. R obert W. Pittma n Con Edison Harold Prince Joe & Joan Cullman Raffi Charles Diker Richard M. R osan Asher Edelman Jeanette Sanger Mallory Factor Martin E. Segal Frayda & R onald Feldman Silverstein Development Corporation Cecil R. Forste r, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Smoller Faith Golding Rebecca Sullivan Morton Gould Tower R ecordsNidco Mr. & Mrs. Frances G rant III The "2 1" Club Harkness Foundations for Dance Suzanne Vega John & Susan Hess Virgin Records America Alex Hillman Family Foundation, Inc. Alan Wanzenbe rg I.A.T.S.E. Local #4 Franklin R. Weissberg Justin Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Weld Joe Boxer WilliWear Ltd. Jed Johnson & Associates, Inc. Michael Yamin Different Trains
Different Trains (1988), for String Quartet and tape, begins a new way of composing that has its roots in my early tape pieces It's Gonna Rain (1965) and Come Out (1966). The basic idea is that speech recordings generate the musical material for musical instruments.
The idea for the piece comes from my childhood. When I was one year old my parents separated with my mother going to Los Angeles and my father staying in New York. Since they arranged divided custody I used to travel back and forth by train frequently between New York and Los Angeles from 1939 to 1942 accompanied by my governess. While these trips were exciting and romantic at the time I now look back and think that, as a Jew, if I had been in Europe during this period I would have had to ride very different trains. With this in mind I wanted to make a piece that would accurately reflect the whole situation. In order to prepare the tape I did the following:
1. Record my governess Virginia, now in her 70s, reminiscing about our train trips together.
2. Record a retired Pu llman porter, Mr. Lawrence Davis, now in his 80s, who used to ride lines ~etween New York and Los Angeles, reminiscing about his life.
3. Collect recordings of Holocaust survivors Rachella, Paul and Rache.l all about my age and now living in America speaking of their experiences.
4. Collect recorded American and European train sounds of the '30s and '40s.
The process of combining the taped speech with the string instruments was to select small speech samples that are more or less clearly pitched and then to notate them as accurately as possible in musical notation. For example:
from Chi- ca- go to New Ycr rk
The strings then literally imitate that speech melody. The speech samples and train sounds were transferred to tape with the use of sampling keyboards and a computer. Three separate string quartets are also added to the pre-recorded tape and the final live quartet part is added in performance.
Different Trains is in three movements, though that term is stretched here since tempos change frequently in each movement. They are:
America - Before the war Europe- During the war After the war
The piece thus presents both a documentary and a musical reality and begins a new r:wsical directior.. It is a direction that I expect will lead to a new kind of documentary music video theater in the not too distant future.
Steve Reich 8188
Different Trains was commissioned by Betty Freeman for the Krenos Quartet. It was composed from January through August of 1988 and is about 27 minutes long. The transcript of what is said follows: Different Trains -Transcript
1: America- Before the war Ill: After the war "from Chicago to New York" (Virginia) "and the war was over" (Paul) "one of the fastest trains· "Are you sure?" (Rachella) "the crack* train from New York" (Mr. Davis). "The war is over" "from New York to Los Angeles" "going to America" "different trains every time" (Virginia) "to Los Angeles" "from Chicago to New York" "to New York" "in 1939" "from New York to Los Angeles" (Mr. Davis) "1939" (Mr. Davis) "one of the fastest trains" (Virginia) "1940" "but today, they're all gone" (Mr. Davis) "1941" "There was one girl, who had a beautiful voice" (Rachella) "1941 I guess it must've been" (Virginia) "and they loved to listen to the singing, the Germans" II: Europe- During the war "and when she stopped singing they said, 'More, more' and they applauded" "1940" ( Rachella) "on my birthday" • "Crack" in the older sense of "best" "The Germans walked in" "walked into Holland" "Germans invaded Hungary" (Paul) "I was in second grade" "I had a teacher" "a very tall man, his hair was concretely plastered smooth" "He said, 'Black Crows invaded our country many years ago' " "and he pointed right at me" "No more school" (Rachel) "You must go away" "and she said 'Quick, go!'" (Rachella) "and he said, 'Don't breathe!' " "into those cattle wagons" (Rachella) "for 4 days and 4 nights" "and then we went through these strange sounding names" "Polish names" "Lots of cattle wagons there" "They were loaded with people" "They shaved us" "They tatooed a number on our arm" "Flames going up to the sky - it was smoking"
Different Trains- Credits
Excerpts from testimonies of Holocaust survivors used by permission of the Fort unoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library and the Holocaust Collection of the American Jewish Comm ittee's William E. Wiener Oral History Library.
American train sounds come from recordings produced and engineered by Brad S. Miller with Colossusn~, for Mobile Fidelity of Nevada, P & Call rights reserved.
European train sounds are taken from "Sounds of the Steam Age· recordings, "Engines with Accents" ATR 7036 and "Steam in all Directions· ATR 7012, by permission of ASV Transcord Records, 179-181 North End Road, London W12 9NL
Siren and Warning bell used by permission of Elektra Records Sound Effects.
Casio FZ-1 and FZ-10M Digital Samplers used in composing and record ing Different Trains courtesy of Jerry Kovarski, Mike Taylor and Ed Ahlstrom- Casio Professional Musical Products Division. , _ ,.. { t THIRD ANNUAL NEXT WAVE RAFFLE AT THE 1989 NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL GALA CELEBRATING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW MUSIC AMERICA
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