Partch performs Castor Pollux by Harry Partch
PRISM Quartet, Inc. Presents COLOR THEORY PRISM Quartet and Partch (East Coast Debut) June 12, 2016 Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY Partch Erin Barnes: diamond marimba Alison Bjorkedal: kithara, Castor canon Matt Cook: surrogate kithara, Pollux canon David Johnson: cloud chamber bowls, chromelodeon John Schneider: harmonic Castor canon, adapted viola Nick Terry: bass marimba, cloud chamber bowls T. J. Troy: bass marimba CASTOR POLLUX (1952) by Harry Partch (1901 1974) A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini CASTOR, Leda and the Swan 1. Insemination 2. Conception 3. Incubation 4. Delivery POLLUX, Leda and the Swan 1. Insemination 2. Conception 3. Incubation 4. Delivery Perhaps the only triple exposure in music history, Partch called this infectious dance music, A tribute to the twin stars of luck. Atonaldynamic dithyramb. A ritualistic
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