1980s
April 16, 1989
Raspberries (1973) . . . . . Charles Boone
Campanella (1977) . . . . . Zbigniew Rudzinski
Percussion Quartet (1983) . . Lukas Foss
I. Introduction; II. Song; III. Recitative; IV. Monsters; V. Dance
Woodwork (1970) . . . . . . Jan Bach
Credo in US (1942) . . . . . John Cage
Tapestrie (1972) . . . . . . Tadaoki Ishihara
March 20, 1988
Quiet (1981-86) . . . . . . . David McBride
Equali VI (1978) . . . . . . . Daniel Kessner
Four Studies . . . . . . . . . George Burt
Ogoun Badagris (1976) . . Christopher Rouse ’71
Ballet Méchanique . . . George Antheil
with film by Fernand Legér
December 6, 1986
Bolero (1979) . . . . . . . . Richard Trythall
Elysium (1983) . . . . . . . David Bernstein
Persephassa (1969) . . . Iannis Xenakis
OPG on Tour October 28-30, 1986-Same Concert performed at:
State University of NY at Buffalo, University of Akron, State University of NY at Fredonia, Eastman School of Music
Mosaics (1975) . . . . . . Nick Hubbel
Amores (1943) . . . . . . John Cage
Changes (1980) . . . . . . William Cahn
Fourscore (1985) . . . . . Irwin Bazelon
Persephassa (1969) . . . Iannis Xenakis
December 7, 1985
Three Pieces for Drum Quartet (1974) . . James Tenny
Wake for Charles Ives
Hocket for Henry Cowell
Crystal Canon for Edgard Varese
Variations (1975) . . . . . . Robert Lombardo
Double Music (1941) . . . . John Cage, Lou Harrison
Fourscore (1985) . . . . . Irwin Bazelon
Four Movements for Percussion Quartet . . . Michael Udow
Shake; Scrape; Rub; Strike
Metal, Metal (1974) . . . . . Sven-David Sandstrom
American Premiere
Lift Off (1966) . . . . . . . . .Russell Peck
April 26, 1985
Chamber Music IV (1975) . . Robert Suderberg
I. Waves; II. Symmetries; III. Lyrics
Second Consruction . . . . John Cage
Irama (1983) . . . . . . . . . John Rokus van Roosendael
Concerto for Violin (1940/59) . . . . Lou Harrison
Stephen Clapp, violin
Ku-Ku-Llimoku (1978) . . . . . Christopher Rouse ’71
March 9, 1984
Implosion (1982) . . . . . . . Mantle Hood
IV (1935) . . . . . . . . . . . . Johanna Beyer
Three Movements (1939) . . Johanna Beyer
Sunspot (1982) . . . . . . . Masao Endo
Percussion Quintet (1975) . . . . Edward Miller
Rain Tree (1981) . . . . . . . Toru Takemitsu
Take That (1972) . . . . . . . William Albright
March 13, 1983
First Construction in Metal (1937/39) . . John Cage
Two for Four (1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart Smith
Percussion Music for Three Players (1935) . . Gerald Strang
Rota (1975) . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Campana
Amores (1943) . . . . . . . . . John Cage
Music for Pieces of Wood (1980) . . . Steve Reich
March 29, 1982
Lift Off (1966/75) . . . . . . Russell Peck
Dialogues for Bassoon and Percussion . . . Alvin Brehm
Drawings Set No. 9 (1979) . . . . . . . . Sydney Hodkinson
The Organization and Complications of my Sharona. Gary Hellm
Third Construction in Metal (1941) . . . John Cage
March 8, 1981
Canticle No. 3 (1940) . . . . . . . Lou Harrison
Lake, Mountain, Thunder (1981) . . Dary John Mizelle
Les Moutons de Panurge (1969) . . . Frederic Rzewski
Around (1972) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Miller
Tap Dancer (1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . Conrad Cummings
Ionisation (1931) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edgar Varese
November 10, 1981, Iannis Xenakis in Residency
Pleiades (1978) . . . . . . Iannis Xenakis
I. Melange II. Claviers III. Meteaux IV. Peaux
First American Performance
February 24, 1980
Wake for Charles Ives (1974) . . . . James Tenney
The Bells of Eola (1977) . . . . . . . . Walter Winslow
David Becker, viola
Crystal Canon for Edgard Varése . . . James Tenney
Contimuum (1967) . . . . . . . Kazimieerz Serocki
Bog Music (1978) . . . . . . . . Michael Udow
Hocket for Henry Cowell . . . . James Tenney
Estudio en Forma de Preludio y Fuga (1934) . José Ardévol
Preludio: Lento
Fuga: Allegro