Terry Riley's "In C" on banjos! Evans, Allard, Bowness, Beentjes & Flinner, FreshGrass, 9/20/25

Описание: Composer Terry Riley is best known as a pioneer of the minimalist school of composition and his piece “In C” from 1964 is one of his best-known works. It has influenced several generations of music creators who work in all kinds of musical genres, including computer music, jazz, and rock – and now, for the first time ever, five-string banjo! The form of “In C” is itself an innovation: The piece consists of 53 separate modules of roughly one measure each, played by each musician at their own pace. The result is a different creation with each performance and performances of the piece can vary in length. Cassidy Beentjes, who has worked as an arranger with Bela Fleck, directs the ensemble, which consists of Steve Martin Banjo prize recipients Bill Evans & BB Bowness, 2019 FreshGrass Banjo Award recipient Max Allard and New England mandolin and banjo virtuoso Matt Flinner. In addition to a performance of “In C,” the ensemble si first featured in five short solo performances. And, because they’re using banjos, they’re changing the key for the first-ever performance “In G!” Thanks to the FreshGrass Foundation for a commission making this performance possible. For booking and info, contact Bill Evans at [email protected]. Thanks for watching!

Introduction 0:00 - 3:55
3:55 - 6:11 Cassidy Beentjes: J. S. Bach Musette in D major from the Anna Magdalena Notebook, arr. for five-string banjo in G major
6:11 - 9:49 Bill Evans: The Distance Between Two Points (Evans)
9:50 – 12:03 Max Allard: Wind Tune (Allard)
12:04 – 16:18 Matt Flinner: Bringer of Light (Flinner)
16:19 – 20:36 BB Bowness w/Alex Rubin: Little Galangal (Bowness)
20:39 – 26:40 Bill and Cassidy introduce “In C”
26:40 – 1:11:42 “In C”