Title: In C: 25th Anniversary Concert Artist: Terry Riley Release Date: 2/9/1995 Label: Columbia, New Albion Duration: 68:01 Album Type(s): Avant-garde, live UPC: 022551007123 Genre: Avant-Garde Styles: Ambient, Minimalism, Modern Composition Moods: Detached, Eerie, Hypnotic, Reserved, Trippy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. In C

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD New Albion 71 1995 CD New Albion 071 1990 CD Columbia 7178

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Terry Riley's "In C" was a landmark composition in the history of minimalist music and, arguably, in 20th century music in general. Originally released on Columbia in a performance version from 1965, its 25th anniversary was heralded by this release featuring a veritable who's who of West Coast avant-garde classical and jazz musicians, including members of the Rova Saxophone Quartet and the Kronos Quartet, guitarist Henry Kaiser, and Riley himself on voice. The score for "In C" consists of 53 short phrases (some only one note long) to be played by any instruments in a prescribed sequence but with the ability of the performer to determine tempo, how often the phrase is repeated (if at all), dynamics, and more, all accompanied by a steady pulse of eighth notes from the piano, whose role here is taken by William Winant's marimba. This unique combination of structure and deviation from structure tends to produce a wonderfully vibrant, constantly shifting fabric of sound with the brief, melodic fragments (many of them very reminiscent of Southeast Asian music) causing the work to retain an essential "In C"-ness while allowing for great variation. This ensemble is 29-strong, with a very wide range of instrumentation that makes for an impressive amount of sonic coloration. It's an impressive and worthwhile performance, although one can't help but miss the palpable tinge of excitement that, perhaps necessarily, was far more present in the original recording. But this album does show how utterly vital and not tied to its time "In C" is and can certainly be recommended to all Terry Riley fans. ~ Brian Olewnick, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alain Cazes Tuba Albert Devito Trombone Alden Jenks Synthesizer Bene Bernard Bassoon Bill Douglas Flute Bill Maginnis Glockenspiel Blake Derby Vocals Brent A. Jones Design Bruce Ackley Sax (Soprano) Carter Scholz Coordination Chris Brown Synthesizer Danny Tunick Xylophone David Harrington Violin David Packer Tenor (Vocal), Sax (Tenor) Don Baker Xylophone Don Howe Trombone Douglas Leedy Liner Notes Edward Herrmann Engineer Ensemble De La SMCQ Ensemble, Musician Ensemble Vocal De Montreal Ensemble, Vocals Evan Ziporyn Clarinet (Bass) Foster Reed Executive Producer Genevieve Beaudry Violin George Brooks Sax (Soprano) George Marsh Drums Gino Robair Marimba Gregory Kuhn Assistant Engineer Hank Dutt Viola Henry Kaiser Guitar Isabelle Ouellet Alto (Vocals), Alto Jean-Sebastien Allaire Sax (Tenor), Tenor (Vocal) Joan Jeanrenaud Cello Jocelyn Veilleux French Horn John Sackett Clarinet John Sherba Violin Jon Raskin Sax (Baritone) Lise Beauchamp Oboe, Horn (English) Lise Daoust Flute Loren Rush Musical Direction, Musical Director Louise Frenette Soprano Louise-Andree Baril Harp, Piano Manon Lafrance Trumpet Martin Auclair Bass (Vocal), Bass Michèle Gagnon French Horn Michele Gagon French Horn Mihr Un Nisa Douglass Vocals Monique Grenier Producer Nathalie Albert Soprano, Soprano (Vocal) Olivier Laquerre Bass (Vocal), Bass Otl Aicher Design Paul Stubblebine Sound Effects Engineer Philippe Daviel Tenor (Vocal) Philippe Daviet Sax (Tenor) Ramon Sender Accordion Randall Packer Artist Direction, Coordination, Liner Notes Raôul Duguay Vocals Rene Voyer Alto (Vocals), Alto Richard Lavallee Producer Robin Hornstein Soprano (Vocal), Soprano Roger Pellerin Drawing, Cover Design Stephane Richer Art Direction Stephen Coughlin Sax (Tenor) Steve Adams Sax (Alto) Sylvie Gauthier Alto, Alto (Vocals) Sylvie Lambert Cello Teddy Riley Liner Notes Terry Riley Musical Direction, Vocals, Musical Director, Main Performer Toyoji Tomita Trombone Walter Boudreau Conductor, Liner Notes Wang Heng Photography Wang Yongji Conductor Wang Zhaoxiang Performer Warner Jepson Piano William Winant Pulse Lyre Wu Zue Engineer Xue Wu Engineer Yves Seguin Bass, Bass (Vocal)