A Lou Harrison Centenary Celebration
Join PostClassical Ensemble at the Indonesian Embassy to listen to Lou Harrison’s work in his centenary celebration, with commentaries by Gamelan Scholar and Professor Sumarsam.
Post-Classical Ensemble (PCE) has long promoted Lou Harrison (1917-2003) as an overlooked American master. Harrison practiced world music before there was a name for it. With John Cage and Henry Cowell, he invented the percussion ensemble. Drawing on the fragrance and intricacy of Javanese gamelan, he created a profound East/West musical synthesis. This Harrison Centenary celebration coincides with the release of PCE’s new Lou Harrison CD on Naxos.
Program
- Commentary by gamelan master Sumarsam
- Ladrang Epikuros for Gamelan
- Suite for Cello and Harp
- Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Gamelan
Artists
- Netanel Draiblate, violin
- Benjamin Capps, cello
- Jacqueline Pollauf, harp
- Bill Richards and John Spirtas, percussion
- Indonesian Embassy Javanese Gamelan (Pak Muryanto, director) and dancers
- PostClassical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez
Practical information
- Phone: 240-630-4322
- Venue: Embassy of Indonesia, 2020 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
- Tickets are by donation, but you must register in order to attend. Parking is free on the street after 6:30 pm.
News / Reviews
Fusion and flowerpots. Music by Lou Harrison
— The Naxos Blog, published on May 16, 2017PostClassical – A Centenary Celebration of Lou Harrison
— WWFM Classical, published on April 28, 2017
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