In 1964, California composer, Terry Riley, launched what came to be known as the Minimalist movement, with his revolutionary classic “In C”. This ground-breaking work provided a fresh concept in musical form based on interlocking repetitive patterns “In C” has changed the course of 20th Century music. The composition’s influence is heard in the work of prominent modern composers, including Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams, and in the Rock music of The Who, The Soft Machine, Tangerine Dream, and Curved Air. Terry Riley’s hypnotic, multilevel, poly-metric, brightly orchestrated, eastern-flavored improvisations and compositions, have set the stage for today’s
Terry Riley
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In 1964, California composer, Terry Riley, launched what came to be known as the Minimalist movement, with his revolutionary classic “In C”. This ground-breaking work provided a fresh concept in musical form based on interlocking repetitive patterns “In C” has changed the course of 20th Century music. The composition’s influence is heard in the work of prominent modern composers, including Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams, and in the Rock music of The Who, The Soft Machine, Tangerine Dream, and Curved Air. Terry Riley’s hypnotic, multilevel, poly-metric, brightly orchestrated, eastern-flavored improvisations and compositions, have set the stage for today’s prevailing interest in a new tonality! 2020/21 marks the 50th Anniversary of Terry Riley’s landmark 1969 album “A Rainbow In Curved Air,” widely-considered one of the most important works of experimental 20th century classical and electronic music. Inquire about commemorative live performances of the entire album.
Terry Riley speaks to his profound appreciation of performing with his son, guitarist Gyan Riley, saying, “Nothing I have done in this life has given me more satisfaction than improvising on these songs with Gyan. Nothing I have done can match the intuitive synchronicity we have shared, many times, on the stage. Gyan supplies a brilliant counterpoint to the strands and moods of these pieces, always surprising me with a virtuosity which serves and energizes his musical invention. I could not have dreamed up a better marriage of mind and spirit than this collaboration.”
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"Waltz of the Insomniacs" (Terry Riley & Gyan Riley)
"Arica" (Terry Riley & Gyan Riley)
"Mongolian Winds" (Terry Riley & Gyan Riley)
"The Bull" (Terry Riley & Gyan Riley)
"Emerald Runner" (Terry Riley & Gyan Riley)
FORMATS
Standard Performance
Live at 85! (2019/20 season) – An Evening with Terry Riley (piano/synthesizer/melodica, voice) featuring Gyan Riley (electric guitar).
A Rainbow In Curved Air (2020/21 season) – An Evening with Terry Riley (piano/synthesizer/melodica, voice) featuring Gyan Riley (electric guitar).
Other Options
Curated Shows – Special curated show can be created on a per concert basis utilizing various special guests and musical genres which could include artists such as Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet, Zakir Hussain, Jack Quartet, etc.
Guest w/ Symphony Orchestra, String/Wind Ensemble, etc – Consider any of Terry’s vast catalog of works (administration/publishing by G. SCHIRMER , New York)
OUTREACH
Gyan Riley offers formal residencies for music students of all ages, from hour-long workshops to multi-day seminars. Terry Riley will happily meet on campus with student composers, in an informal setting.
Please contact your SRO Artist Representative if you are interested in any of these outreach options offered by Gyan and/or Terry.
PROMO ASSETS
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REVIEWS
“One of the original voices of minimalism and tape loops, Terry Riley [creates] music of stunning possibility and brightness. ” -iTunes
“Gyan Riley is a one-man American-music machine, amicably ranging across the fields of jazz, world music, and post-minimalism.” -The New Yorker
“Tracy Silverman [is] the greatest living exponent of the electric violin.” – BBC