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Steve Reich, Music For 18 Instruments

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11/30/2019 - La Gaite Lyrique / Paris, France
02/07/2020 - 92nd Street Y / New York, NY
03/29/2020 - 92nd Street Y / New York, NY
1 Music for 18 Musicians  
2 Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase/Octet  
3 Tehillim  
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Steve Reich has been described by The Guardian as one of "a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history" and as "the greatest musical thinker of our time" by The New Yorker.  Reich celebrates his 80th birthday on October 3, and The ECM Recordings brings together the landmark albums Music for 18 Musicians, Music for a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase/Octet and Tehillim in a limited edition set to mark the occasion. Originally released in 1978, 1980 and 1982, each of these recordings had a decisive influence which continues to reverberate across musical idioms. The 3-CD box set includes a 44-page booklet with original liner notes by Steve Reich, a new essay by Paul Griffiths, and session photography by Deborah Feingold and Barbara Klemm.     

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SYND: Classical 24, CBC
Direct: AccuRadio
Markets include: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Denver, Austin, Albuquerque, Hartford CT, Lincoln NE, Canada
Online: Passion Musique et Culture, Classical Voice North America

  • With exhilarating precision, Sō Percussion phases Steve Reich / The Boston Musical Intelligencer
    Posted At: March 31, 2019 12:00 AM

    Sanders Theater, being Harvard's largest indoor meeting place, contained a remarkably varied crowd for its Thursday night concert of Sō Percussion for the Celebrity Series of Boston. With exhilarating precision, the Brooklyn-based group gives sensational interpretations of modern classics. The audience appeared ready for an immersion into a world of rhythm. One basic rhythmic pattern prevailed for a...
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  • Steve Reich - Drumming to be reissued / The Quietus
    Posted At: April 29, 2018 12:00 AM

    Steve Reich's minimalist classic Drumming is set to be reissued on vinyl for the first time on May 25. Superior Viaduct will oversee the re-release of the Reich piece which is also being remastered. The original performance of Drumming, which was written for eight tuned drums, three marimbas, three glockenspiels, piccolo and voice, took place at MoMA in New York City in 1971, with Reich leading an en...
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  • Serialism and minimalism gained popularity in 2017 / Best in AU
    Posted At: December 15, 2017 12:00 AM

    There's a wealth of listening available nowadays, especially with the advent of streaming services. Along with pop, metal and rock, there's two more musical styles which are gaining popularity: serialism and minimalism. Both styles allow for deep listening, or just a casual glance, but there's more to them than meets the eye. Serialism is based on the 12 tone chromatic scale. Composers such as Bela B...
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  • 2017 Festival Miami is Crossover Media who's who
    Posted At: November 20, 2016 12:00 AM

    University of Miami Frost School of Music's 2017 - Festival Miami (Jan. 19-Feb. 11) is a veritable who's who of Crossover Media artists headlined by Snarky Puppy and an all-star piano and percussion collective performing Steve Reich's 'Electric Counterpoint:  Guest performers include: Terence Blanchard,  & John Medeski's Mad Skillet at the Nort...
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  • Steve Reich - The ECM Recordings / Passion Musique Et Culture review
    Posted At: October 25, 2016 12:00 AM

    ECM, the famous jazz label, was a pioneer with his first classical album, Music for 18 musicians Steve Reich, to pave the way for what would become a "quiet revolution" in the world of classical music. That was in 1978. While other labels were sleeping gas despite the success of the works of Reich data in concert, the ECM producer Manfred Eicher, launched its New Series bringing to the attention of the w...
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