Steve Reich - South Bank Show - Part 3

Reich has a wicked sense of humor, too! Listen very carefully to 9:13. Peace.

5:15

... just not in your pretend america.

A woman walked to the front of the stage, took off one of her shoes and pounded on the stage, demanding that the performance stop. Someone else yelled, "All right, I'll confess!"
Check the book "The Rest is Noise".

I was fortunate enough to travel to New York by Greyhound to see the stateside concerts hinted at by the rehearsals in this show. Seeing Reich and his ensemble do "Drumming" and "Music for 18 Musicians" at Carnegie Hall was something I'll probably never get to do again.

(Seeing Kronos do "Different Trains" and Pat Metheny and his hair do "Electric Counterpoint" was also a treat!)

Huge props to Michael Tilson Thomas for taking the chance and pushing Steve's work. Far too often classical music leaders resist change and fight musical advancement without perceived peer approval.

where im from nobody even heard of Reich, so be grateful that you've got the opportunity to study his work

Don't study it then. Life's too short.

I had to study it for a music assignment, didn't have a choice

oh god, I agree