San Francisco Performances presents Sandbox Percussion
Herbst Theatre
Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA
7:30 PM, Friday, January 31, 2025

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[7:36 PM] {lights down, announcements}
[7:37 PM] {Introduction by Gabriel Kahane}
[7:38 PM] {Greetings & program comments by Andy Akiho}

Andy Akiho (b. 1979): Seven Pillars (2021)

1. [7:41 PM] Pillar I
   [7:49 PM] {applause}
2. [7:49 PM] solo 1: Amethyst (featuring Jonathan Allen) »
   [7:54 PM] {pause for applause} » [7:55 PM] solo 1: Amethyst (conclusion)
3. [7:56 PM] Pillar II
4. [8:02 PM] Pillar III
5. [8:07 PM] solo 2: _Spiel (featuring Victor Caccese) 06. [8:15 PM] _Pillar IV
   [8:26 PM] {pause for applause}
6. [8:27 PM] solo 3: _mARImbA (featuring Ian Rosenbaum) 08. [8:35 PM] _Pillar V
7. [8:42 PM] Pillar VI
8. [8:48 PM] solo 4: _carTogRAPh (featuring Terry Sweeney)_ »
   [8:51 PM] {pause for applause} » [8:52 PM] solo 4: carTogRAPh (conclusion)
9. [8:55 PM] Pillar VII
   [9:03 PM] {work ends; curtain call for AA & band}
   [9:05 PM] {show ends}

Sandbox Percussion

• Jonathan Allen: Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Gran Cassa (Kick with Pedal & Shell), Crotales (High 8va), Large Rubber Band, Brake Drum;
• Victor Caccese: Vibraphone, Gran Cassa (Kick with Pedal & Shell), Brake Drum, Tam Tam, Large Rubber Band;
• Ian Rosenbaum: Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Glass Bottle, Pitched Pipe (A), Large Rubber Band, Crotales (High 8va), Plywood Scrap or Wood Table, Wood Block, Low Temple Block, Scrap Metal;
• Terry Sweeney: Graduated Glass Bottles (5), Resonant Non-pitched Metal Pipes (4), Chromatic Metal Pipes (21), Kick Drum, Cigar Box, Semi-Dry Metal, Wood Table, Woodblocks (3), Low Temple Block, Crotales (High 8va).

It's entirely plausible that there are one or more errors of attribution or omission to the instruments listed above for the performers. And if I'd been more astute, I would be more sure about who did which solo, but for now, take the citations above as reasonably reliable guesses!

Night three of this year's PIVOT Festival was one of those shows where my expectations and lack of listener prep ended up getting in the way of my enjoyment. Having read a bunch of promo material, I was fairly hyped up about hearing and seeing this show. But having only briefly sampled the official film anthology, I was surprised by how many times during the event that I felt like 'okay, I've had enough of that, let's move on'… I really like drumming, but it was too much of a good thing for me last night: my enjoyment might even have been higher with a truncated performance.

Program Notes or program notes

Lily O'Brien posted a nifty promo article about this year's PIVOT Festival with SFCV.

Lisa Hirsch posted a superficial review of this year's PIVOT Festival offerings.

Joshua Kosman chimed in with a partial review on his blog: apparently he heard enough, and stepped out early in order to attend the late-starting SFS SoundBox gig down the street. Maybe not such a bad idea, especially when you recognize you've reached the limit of your appreciation!

There are many videos of performances of this work. The group posted an official 'film anthology' of the work on YouTube that features great visuals. If you prefer something more traditional, here's a single cam live shot of Sandbox at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales, 9/30/2022

Finally, Gabriel Kahane made a follow-up post about this year's PIVOT Festival on his blog.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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