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ADORNO Ensemble "Elastic Band" at Cain Schulte

Cain Schulte Gallery
San Francisco, CA

In 1966, Paul McCartney of the Beatles took time to explore the avante-garde scene and discovered the electronic music of Stockhausen and Berio. Later John Lennon (with influence from wife Yoko Ono) turned to these same avant-garde composers for such works as "Revolution No. 9". This experimental approach was first heard on the Beatles' early psychedelic-influenced track Tomorrow Never Knows, the final track of their 1966 studio album "Revolver". The use of tape loops, electronically altered sound, as well as new recording techniques raised the bar in popular recording and opened new and exciting vistas of creative expression that are still reverberating today.

ADORNO pays tribute to this early convergence of the avant-garde and popular genres in a program of works by the Beatles, Stockhausen, and Berio, interspersed with some special performance art created by Yoko Ono. The group will be joined by composer Joel Phillip Friedman whose four movement work, Elastic Band, synthesizes Stravinsky, Mozart, jazz-funk, and Ringo Starr. Friedman, who has extensively taught courses on music of the Beatles at Swarthmore College, Santa Clara University, and Stanford, will also arrange Tomorrow Never Knows from the Beatles Revolver album for the ADORNO Ensemble.

Program:

Joel Friedman Elastic Band for Clarinet, string quartet, and percussion
The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows (Arranged by Joel Friedman) for mixed ensemble
Karlheinz Stockhausen Dr. K sextett
Luciano Berio Sequenza I for flute
Karlheinz Stockhausen Pole/Expo for 2-3 players and radio receiver
Luciano Berio Duetto for 2 violins
Yoko Ono Various Performance Art works

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