This concert has been cancelled due to expected inclement weather on Sat. Feb. 9. Advance ticket refunds available at point of purchase. A new date for this performance to be announced soon.
Works by Harry Partch and other contemporary composers are featured in this performance featuring Partch’s hand-made musical instruments, which are in long-term residence at the UW under the direction of composer and Partch expert Charles Corey. Program highlights include Delirium, by Elizabeth Brown, and Partch's Castor and Pollux.
Program
Bless This Home (1961) Harry Partch
text by Vincenzo Prockelo
Logan Esterling, Oboe
Luke Fitzpatrick, Adapted Viola, Intoning Voice
Charles Corey, Harmonic Canon, Kithara I
Paul Hansen, Mazda Marimba
from And on the Seventh Day Petals Fell in Petaluma (1964, 1966) Harry Partch
Verse 4
Verse 21
Madeline Meek, Koto
Charles Corey, Chromelodeon II
Mason Lynass, Bass Marimba
Isaac Anderson, Spoils of War
Weslos(2018) Chris Otto
Charles Corey, Harmonic Canon
Luke Fitzpatrick, Harmonic Canon
Jeff Bowen, Kithara II
Emily Acri, Chromelodeon I
Paul Hansen, Diamond Marimba
Ed Cunneen, Bass Marimba
Dick Valentine, Marimba Eroica
Sarah Kolat, Gourd Tree, Cone Gongs
Alessandra Barrett, Cloud-Chamber Bowls
The Letter (1943, 1955) Harry Partch
text collected by Harry Partch
Dick Valentine, Intoning Voice, Diamond Marimba
Paul Hansen, Harmonic Canon
Charles Corey, Kithara II
Peter Bastedo, Surrogate Kithara
Carol Levin, Bass Marimba
from Eleven Intrusions (1949-1950) Harry Partch III. The Rose Text by Ella Young
- The Crane Text by Ki no Tsurayuki, translated by Arthur Waley
- The Waterfall Text by Ella Young
Patrick Perkins, Adapted Guitar II, Intoning Voice
Charles Corey, Diamond Marimba
Two Settings from Lewis Carroll (1954) Harry Partch
Text by Lewis Carroll
- The Mock Turtle Song
- O Frabjous Day!
Charles Corey, Surrogate Kithara, Harmonic Canon
Bonnie Whiting, Spoils of War, Bass Marimba, Intoning Voice
INTERMISSION
Delirium (1997) Elizabeth Brown
- Tremelodeon
- Wildflower
- Alabama Rondo
Natalie Ham, Flute
Chris Young, Cello
Steven Damouni, Keyboard
Charles Corey, Harmonic Canon
Peter Tracy, Kithara II
Paul Hansen, Diamond Marimba
Rebekah Ko, Bamboo Marimba
from Even Wild Horses (1952) Harry Partch
text by Arthur Rimbaud
Act I Scene 2 Rhythm of the Womb – Melody of the Grave
Act II Scene 1 “Nor These Lips Upon Your Eyes”
Alessandra Barrett, Adapted Viola
Jeff Bowen, Adapted Guitar III, Intoning Voice
Charles Corey, Harmonic Canon, Spoils of War
Emily Acri, Kithara II
Laure Struber, Chromelodeon I
Ed Cunneen, Bass Marimba
Paul Hansen, Bass Marimba, Cloud-Chamber Bowls
Castor & Pollux (1952) Harry Partch
Charles Corey, Harmonic Canon
Jeff Bowen, Kithara II
Luke Fitzpatrick, Surrogate Kithara
Paul Hansen, Diamond Marimba
Rebekah Ko, Bass Marimba
Marcin Pączkowski, Bass Marimba
Declan Sullivan, Cloud-Chamber Bowls
Special thanks to Marcin Pączkowski and Doug Niemela for technical assistance with this program.
Director Bio
Charles Corey is an American composer holding degrees in Music Composition and Theory from the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D.) and Montclair State University (M.A., B.Mus.). Among his teachers are Robert Aldridge, Trevor Björklund, Patrick Burns, Dean Drummond, Eric Moe, Mathew Rosenblum and Amy Williams. His approach to composition exploits and subverts the relationships that exist between different tuning systems; the results of this process range from pieces that use standard tuning systems in unique ways to works that involve multiple tuning systems working in concert. His compositions are known for their unexpected, evocative harmonies and their strong dramatic arcs. His music has been played by a variety of performers including Cikada Ensemble, IonSound Project, Iktus Percussion, entelechron, and Relâche, and his writings have been published in several languages.