The Group for Contemporary Music
Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen - Artistic Directors
Nicolas Roussakis - Executive Director
presents
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Raymond DesRoches - Director
and
The Group for Contemporary Music

January 26, 1978 8:00PM
at
Somerset County College
Somerville, New Jersey

Program

Percussion Symphony (1976) – Charles Wuorinen
            For Percussion Ensemble
                        I.
                        Entr’acte 1
                        II.
                        Entr’acte 2
                        III.

 First Complete Performance

James Hurst – Glockenspiel, Doreen Holmes – Chimes, Bruce Tatti – Xylophone,
Kenneth Hosley – Vibraphone 1, Edmund Fay – Vibraphone 2,
Richard Sacks – Marimba, Dean Poulsen – Celeste,
Aleck Karis – Piano 1, Diane Battersby Piano 2, Dale Diesel – Inside Piano,
Ernst Buongiorno – Antique Cymbals, Vincent Varcadipane – Triangles and Bell Plates, James Pugliese – Brake Drums and Almglocken,
Jeffrey Pinnas – Cymbals, James DePalma – Cymbals, Robert Paddock – Gongs, Ted Sturm, Gongs,
Peter Jarvis – Gongs and Wood Block, Peter Alexander – Temple Blocks, Tambourine

 Charles Wuorinen - Conductor

Historical Note: The World Premiere was on May 19, 1977, the performance was the first movement only. The concert included another premiere of Wuorinen by the Group for Contemporary Music conducted by Wuorinen. 

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