[08-08-2009] Two distinct forms of minimalism filled the Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park Bandshell on Saturday night, as did an estimated 10,000 people eager to hear the evening's momentous sounds. First came the world premier of composer Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail for 200 Electric Guitars, a massive piece in three shimmering movements and its orchestration of 200 electric guitars, 16 basses...
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Few would dub Rhys Chatham a simplistic musician. A guitar player and composer, he began creating experimental pieces for large "guitar orchestras" in New York City in the late 1970's, working with fellow avant-garde guitarists like Sonic Youth godfather Glenn Branca.In 2005, Chatham was commissioned by the city of Paris to create A Crimson Grail for the Nuit Blanche Festival, an annual all-ni...
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Few would dub Rhys Chatham a simplistic musician. A guitar player and composer, he began creating experimental pieces for large "guitar orchestras" in New York City in the late 1970's, working with fellow avant-garde guitarists like Sonic Youth godfather Glenn Branca.In 2005, Chatham was commissioned by the city of Paris to create A Crimson Grail for the Nuit Blanche Festival, an annual all-ni...
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[08-08-2009] Two distinct forms of minimalism filled the Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park Bandshell on Saturday night, as did an estimated 10,000 people eager to hear the evening's momentous sounds. First came the world premier of composer Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail for 200 Electric Guitars, a massive piece in three shimmering movements and its orchestration of 200 electric guitars, 16 basses...
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