Vinny Golia Large Ensemble Live

[Adam]

For those of you not caught up seeing all the minimalism concerts, I've seen this monster once at LACMA, and it really is something once it lumbers into motion!

The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble

Friday, March 31, 2006, 8:30

Saturday, April 1, 2006, 8:30

REDCAT http://redcat.org/season/0506/mus/vinny.php

Tremendous music, great vibrating blocks of sound that you could stack right

up against the more intense moments of Messiaen or Ives.

L.A. Weekly

Vinny Golia: one of 100 people who have influenced the course of jazz in our century.

Jazziz

Creative music on a grand scale from the celebrated composer,

multi-instrumentalist and bandleader and his 40-member orchestra. Featuring

some of the most daring players in Los Angeles, the ensemble plays Golia’s

meticulously structured compositions laced with accompanied and

unaccompanied solos and group improvisations.

Special Guests

Friday, March 31:

Nels Cline and Jeremy Drake, guitars

Saturday, April 1:

Harris Eisenstadt, Randy Gloss, Andrew Grueschow, Alfred Ladzekpo, and Austin Wrinkle

Vinny Golia Large Ensemble:

woodwinds;

Steve Adams,

Vinny Golia,

Alan Lechusza,

Andrew Pask,

Bill Plake,

Cory Wright,

Christine Tavolacci, piccolo, flute, alto flute;

Brian Walsh, Bb, bass clarinets;

Kathryn Pisaro, oboe, English horn;

Sara Schoenbeck, Tara Speiser, bassoon;

Daniel Rosenboom, piccolo trumpet, trumpet;

trumpet, flugelhorn;

John Fumo,

Jeff Kaiser,

Kris Tiner,

trombone;

Bruce Fowler,

George McMullen,

Mike Vlatkovich,

bass trombone;

Phil Teele,

Jennifer Jester, euphonium;

William Roper, tuba;

David Johnson, mallets;

Brad Dutz, percussion;

Ches Smith, drums;

Wayne Peet, piano, keyboards;

violins;

Johnny Chang,

Eric km Clark,

Andrea Hammond,

Ronit Kirchman,

James Mark,

Melinda Rice,

Harry Scorzo,

Harris Wulfson,

viola;

Cat Lamb,

Cassia Streb,

cello;

Rachel Arnold,

Jessica Catron,

Jonathan Golove,

Aniela Perry,

bass;

Ken Filiano,

Joe McNalley,

conductors

Vinny Golia,

Marc Lowenstein,

DVD: The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble: 20th Anniversary Concert, Nine Winds

NWDVD 250 http://www.ninewinds.com/

REDCAT is located at 631 West 2nd Street,

Los Angeles, CA 90012,

at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.

Parking is available in the Walt Disney Concert Hall

parking structure and at adjacent lots.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at 213.237.2800,

on line at http://www.redcat.org, and in person at the box office

at the corner of 2nd and Hope Streets in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., and two hours prior to curtain.

[Lazaro Vega]

Did he say Large?

[Adam]

You should see the supersized version.