[UC Santa Cruz Music Department] presents the Pacific Rim Music Festival: Riley's Fantastic Birthday Celebration featuring Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet with Wu Man, and others
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA
7:30 PM, Tuesday, May 3, 2005

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1. Terry Riley (b.1935): Invocation, performed by George Brooks, Zakir Hussain, Antonia Minnecola, & Terry Riley
2. La Monte Young (b.1935): Five Small Pieces, (1956) performed by Kronos Quartet
3. Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016): 70 Chords for Terry Riley, (2005) performed by Kronos Quartet
4. John Adams (b.1947) : Sri Moonshine (Mvt II of The Dharma at Big Sur), 2003, performed by Tracy Silverman, electric violin, with ?John Adams?' synthesizer reduction of the original orchestral score
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Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic (2005), commissioned by Kronos Quartet, performed by Kronos Quartet and Wu Man

1. I. The Cusp of Magic
2. II. Buddha's Bedroom
3. III. The Nursery
4. IV. Royal Wedding
5. V. Emily and Alice
6. VI. Prayer Circle
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The All Stars were Brooks, Hussain, Minnecola, Gyan Riley, Terry Riley, Sackett, & Silverman

1. Caravan
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
   [show ends ~11 PM; no encore]

• George Brooks: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone;
• Zakir Hussain: tabla, percussion, vox;
• Antonia Minnecola: Kathak dance, percussion;
• Gyan Riley: guitar, bass;
• Terry Riley: piano, vox;
• John Sackett: bass clarinet;
• Tracy Silverman: electric violin;
• Wu Man: pipa.

• Hank Dutt: viola;
• David Harrington: violin;
• John Sherba: violin;
• Jeffrey Zeigler: cello.

Setlist thanks to the Kronos archive

World Premiere of The Cusp of Magic was two days earlier, in Berkeley

News reports:

• UCSC Pacific Rim Music Festival promo article
• Mark Whittington promo article
• MetroActive promo article
• Mark Swed concert review

Later in the year, in preview of a Terry Riley BD celebration in Berkeley, Sarah Cahill wrote, 'One of the sweetest and truest things ever said about him comes from Tom Constanten, former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead: “If you spend any time around Terry Riley, your soul will get a tan.”'

NPR Interview

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