James Tenney March 9, 2004 New Century PLayers EXPERIMENTAL AMERICAS 2 The New Century Players continue their exploration of new performance media from throughout the Americas with a program that includes a new piece written for the ensemble by Nick Didkovsky, a New York-based composer whose musical language blurs the distinctions between uptown and downtown, inside and outside, and a new work in alternative tuning by Larry Polansky, dedicated to the late Lou Harrison and William Colvig. The concert also features James Tenney's Septet for six electric guitars and bass; Stephen L. Mosko's theatrical piece Night of the Long Knives; Germán Toro-Perez's Rothko II for wind instruments and interactive computer system; and a work for trumpet and three slide projectors by the legendary Kenneth Gaburo, the late experimental composer and musical thinker, performed by guest artist Tom Dambly. Join the composers for a post-concert talk sponsored by Meet the Composer. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Funding from Meet The Composer, Inc. is provided with the support of National Endowment of the Arts, ASCAP, and Virgil Thomson Foundation Date & time General Admission CalArts Employees & Alumni Students Tue. 3.9.04, 8:30 pm $24 $18 $12 For student and CalArts alumni, faculty and staff discounts, please call the REDCAT box office at 213-237-2800. Read the press release