April 18 performance at MIT, Boston

Dewa Alit & Gamelan Galak Tika, Boston, in a concert for Terry Riley

MIT Sounding: Terry Riley 80th Birthday Concert

April 18, 2015, Saturday 7PM

Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA

photo by Christine Southworth

 Riley first came to MIT in 2011, when Gamelan Galak Tika premiered his White Space Conflict for gamelan and electronics.  This year MTA and CAST celebrate Riley’s 80th birthday with a concert spanning the depth and breadth of his work and influence.  The concert includes new works commissioned and performed in his honor by pianist Sarah Cahill; first-ever improvisations by Riley & Eviyan (featuring Iva Bittova and Gyan Riley), a spectacular multi-saxophone version of the classic Poppy Nogood, and a reprise performance of White Space Conflict.

Tickets are available at http://mitmta.eventbrite.com/

and at the door