New Music Sonoma: Stay On It

This uniquely celebratory concert will feature works by two American maverick composers Julius Eastman (1940-1990) and Moondog (aka Louis Hardin 1916-1999).  The music of both composers has undergone recent revivals as their enigmatic musical voices continue to sound as fresh and new as ever.

 

Combining elements of r & b, funk, rock, minimalism, aleatory, and free improvisation, two versions of Eastman’s Stay On It will be performed by a hybrid chamber group comprised of SSU faculty and guest performers featuring voices, trumpet, saxophones, electric guitar, harp, percussion, and piano. The group will also perform several of the Moondog’s enchanting madrigals: imaginative and layered instrumental and vocal rounds set against snaky percussion grooves.

 

Program:

 

Julius Eastman: Stay On It (longer version)

 

Selections from Moondog Madrigals

Be A Hobo

What’s the Most Exciting Thing

Down Is Up

I Love You

Nero’s Expedition 

Sparrows

You, the Vandal

My Tiny Butterfly

Maybe

 

Julius Eastman: Stay On It (shorter version)

 

Orff/Kleetman: Street Song arr. by Dan Gianola-Norris

 

Performers include:

 

Lynne Morrow, conductor

Aja Gianola-Norris, voice/harp

Andrew Harrison, saxophone

Dan Gianola-Norris, trumpet

Eric Cabalo, electric guitar

Will Johnson, piano

Jennifer Wilsey, percussion

Thom Limbert, percussion