October 17, Friday 7:30 PM
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage

Lou Harrison
  A Cornish Lancaran (1986-89)
  In Honor of the Divine Mr. Handel from Hommage to Pacifica (1991)
  Main Bersama-sama (1978)
  Double Concerto for Javanese Gamelan, violin and cello (1982)
John Cage
  String Quartet (1950)
Harry Partch
  Castor and Pollux from Plectra and Percussion Dances (1952)

Alyssa Park, violin
Timothy Loo, cello
Maria Casale, harp
Katisse Buckingham, soprano saxophone
Richard Todd, French horn
Pamela Vliek Martchev, flute
Ted Atkatz, frum

Cal Arts Javanese Gamelan “Venerable Dream Come True”, Pak Djoko Walujo, director
I Nyoman Wenten, Nanik Wenten, Endang Walujo,Graig Row, Marcelo Silveryra, Tyler Yamin, Eric Klerks, Scott Cazan, John Aspinall, Edward Garcia, Hirotaka Inuzuka, Laura Bilodeau

Denali Quartet
Sarah Thornblade and Joel Pargman, violins
Alma Lisa Fernandez, viola; Timothy Loo, cello

Partch, John Schneider, director
Rachel Arnold & Paul West, Kithara; Erin Barnes, Diamond Marimba;
David Johnson, Cloud Chamber Bowls; Matt Cook and T.J. Troy, Bass Marimba

Tipping the Scales, features three Asian-inspired California mavericks: Lou Harrison, John Cage and Harry Partch. Like Messiaen, they found fantastic ways to give mid-century music new sensual energy – an iridescent Javanese Gamelan with Western instrumental soloists, a Zen-inspired quartet, and the whimsical power of cloud chamber bowls, alongside mega-harps and a bass marimba inspired by ancient Greek and Chinese tuning. This 15-member Gamelan plays two sets of instruments with different scales. Santa Monica resident John Cage’s meditative quartet was intended to”sober and quiet the mind.” The 7-member ensemble Partch plays one of only two sets of instruments designed by the eccentric composer.