Harry Partch: THE WAYWARD

Presented by MicroFest

Grammy® Award-winning PARTCH Ensemble presents Harry Partch’s complete masterwork The Wayward, [Barstow, San Francisco, The Letter, U.S. Highball, Ulysses]: “A collection of musical compositions based on the spoken and written words of hobos and other characters—the result of my wanderings in the Western part of the United States from 1935 to 1941.”

Opening with the rousing Cloud Chamber Music, the program also includes the premiere of a new work by microtonal maven Kyle Gann.

"Outlandish." New York Times

“Funny, moving, inventive and insanely theatrical…an unforgettable performance.” - San Francisco Chronicle

“Stunning…Startlingly Visceral” - Los Angeles Times

"Talk About Exhilaration — Wow and Triple Wow!" - Alan Rich

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City: Los Angeles
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$13=$25

Program Items

Harry Partch THE WAYWARD (Barstow, San Francisco, The Letter, US Highball, Ulysses at the Edge of the World, Cloud Chamber Music
Kyle Gann Amateur California Prune Picker (first performance)

REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER

REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER

631 West 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles, located inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Opened in November 2003 as an extension of CalArts in Los Angeles.