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4 July 2006

The Rational Rec Gala Musical Finale

Prequel:

• Igor Stravinsky, Tango
• Darius Milhaud, Kentuckiana
• Steve Reich, Piano Phase.  Music for 2 pianos performed by Plus Minus members Roderick Chadwick & Mark Knoop.  A classic of early minimalism, in Piano Phase (1967) the two pianists begin by repeating a rapid figure in unison. One player continues while the other slowly speeds up until they converge, at which point a new figure is introduced and the process begins again.

Intermission:

• Randy Newman, Sail Away.  Performed by Joe Seamons.
• James Saunders, 040706.  Performed by Plus Minus with guests John Lely and Tim Parkinson.

Since 2000 all of Saunders work has been devoted to the project titled #[unassigned], where he overlays short pieces in different combination. A unique version is prepared specifically for each individual performance.

During the breaks, we held our American Independance Day celebratory watermelon seed spitting competition, with top prizes.