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11-Sep-2012
Le Poisson Rouge
Different memorials: Steve Reich's complete string quartets reflect on September 11 and the HolocaustAmanda Keil, thousandfoldecho.com
Image credit: ACME performing at (Le) Poisson Rouge © Tristan CookA successful performance of Steve Reich’s music requires performers with stamina, a groove, and an audience willing to come along for the ride. The music itself is at its best when Reich layers gesture on top of gesture, creating a complex rhythmic tapestry that can put listeners into a trance and trigger unexpected emotions.
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26-Nov-2011
St Paul's School: The Wathen Hall
A Steve Reich experience at St Paul's SchoolHelen Fraser
Image credit: Steve Reich, © Wonge BergmannDo you remember when Steve Reich, “America’s greatest living composer”, came to your school concert and you performed his seminal work Clapping Music with the great man? No?
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12-Oct-2011
LSO St Lukes
Journeys Through Steve Reich's SoundscapesMegan Beynon
Image credit: Steve Reich © Martin GoodwinThe UBS Soundscapes: Eclectica concert at LSO St. Luke's on the 12th October, billed as a celebration of Steve Reich's 75th birthday, was indeed a celebration, and also a tribute. The performance, by a chamber group of string, percussion and keyboard players from the London Symphony Orchestra, was infused with warm affection for the music. Their enthusiasm and desire to communicate was unfaltering, and their playing was full of sensitive expression.
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