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