Friday night is UNCW's Alumni & Faculty Showcase: The Minimalists at Beckwith Recital Hall. Rob Nathanson (guitar), Justin Hoke (guitar), Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi (violin), Michael D'Angelo (percussion), and several other performers will present music by Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. Rob Nathanson talks about the performance and explains the importance of minimalism in the development of contemporary music. Listen above.
This performance is a fundraiser for music scholarships.
Tickets are available online, by telephone 910-962-3500, or at the Cultural Arts Building Box Office 1 hour prior to showtime.
Here are the selections for the program. Below is a WEB EXTRA featuring further conversation with Rob Nathanson about the music of the Minimalists.
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis One
Terry Riley: Francesco en Paraiso
Terry Riley: Se Aparace La Muerte Inocentmente Por La Tarde
Terry Riley: G-Song
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
The Electric Counterpoint Ensemble
UNCW Department of Music faculty:
Rob Nathanson, Michael D’Angelo, Justin Hoke, Vince Stout
Alumni: Jared Cline, Alexander Moore, Brian (Juice) Raynor, Michael Roberts, Perry Smith, Gary Steele
UNCW students: Whitney Burkes, Nash Kelly, Nicholas Lyons
Guest artists: Ed Stephenson, Mac Nelson