PARTCH Ensemble—the Grammy Award-winning ensemble specializing in the music of the iconoclastic composer Harry Partch—presents a triple bill of premieres performed on Partch’s extraordinary instruments.
Summer 1955 (part 1 of 2)
This year’s program includes the LA debut of Partch’s five-part Summer 1955, a setting of texts ranging from Psalm 137 and Shakespeare’s “Potion Scene” to Alice in Wonderland’s Adventures, and culminating in the composer’s clarinet arrangement of Ulysses written for jazz great Chet Baker.
- Two Settings from Lewis Carroll – “The Mock Turtle Song” 6:10
- By the Rivers of Babylon 3:30
- Two Settings from Lewis Carroll – “O Frabjous Day!” 3:23
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Partch, Harry
Earth Studies by Evan Ziporyn
Evan Ziporyn’s Earth Studies is a series of short pieces inspired by the visionary work of Speculative Architects Rania Ghosn & El Hadi Jazairy, aka DesignEarth. Bringing their utopian/dystopian texts and images into dialogue with Partch’s soundscape, these pieces explore the intersection of music, architecture, and the natural world. Earth Studies is a prelude to a forthcoming evening-length work.
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Ziporyn, Evan
Summer 1955 (part 2 of 2)
- Potion Scene (Romeo & Juliet)
- Ulysses Departs at the Edge of the World [Cl/Vc/DM/Boo]
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Partch, Harry
HEAVE HO
HEAVE HO (working title-approx 15 min in length) takes the Partch instruments and scale material into a newly created eclectic genre. Kendrick Lamar-meets-Terry Riley-meets-Ringing Brothers-meets-Eno-meets-Zappa-meets-Leadbelly—meets-Partch. Go figure.
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Taylor, Stephen James
