1963
February. Wergo Records. NYC. Recording studio session. Work(s): Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zyklus (1958). April 15. Charlotte Moorman with David Tudor. 2 Pitt Street. NYC. Ensemble: Jacob Glick (viola), Joseph Byrd (piano), MN (marimba). Work(s): Barney Childs, Interbalances III (1963). Other works by John Cage,26’ 1.1499” for a String Player, La Monte Young, Composition 1960 #13, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown,Music for Cello and Piano, Joseph Byrd,Loops and Sequences, Philip Corner, Anton Webern. N.B. 2 Pitt Street was a loft shared by Philip Corner and Beverly Schmidt that featured performances of dance and music. *** May 11. “YamDay,” Yam Festival. Hardware Poetry’s Playhouse. 115 W. 54th Street. NYC. Ensemble: Joseph Schor (violin), Paul Zukofsky (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola), Fred Mills (trumpet), Nicholas Zumbro (piano), Charlotte Moorman (cello), Samuel Baron (flute), Joseph Byrd (percussion), MN (percussion). Conducted by Earle Brown. Work(s): Earle Brown, December, 1952 (1952). N.B. Charlotte Moorman organized this continuous performance event over May 11-12. *** June 25. Concert of Dance No. 8. Judson Memorial Church. Ensemble: MN, Malcolm Goldstein, Dick Higgins, Norma Marder, Elizabeth Munro, Arlene Rothlein, Beverly Schmidt, Vincent Wright, James Tenney. Work(s): Philip Corner, Flares: A Happening (1963). Program: Judith Dunn, Speedlimit (1963); Arlene Rothlein, Another Letter to the Sun (for Charles Ives). See Judson Memorial Church Archive, Series A: Arts, Subseries 2: Judson Dance Theater, Box 2, Folder 39 *** August 6. Concert of Dance No. 11. Gramercy Arts Theatre. Ensemble: MN, Philip Corner, Harry Diakoff, Malcolm Goldstein, Annette Mendel, Dorthy Moskoowitz. Work(s): Joseph Byrd, Animals (1961). N.B. Music for dance by Susan Kaufman, Animals (1963). Organized by Herbert Semmel. See Judson Memorial Church Archive. Box 3, Folder 42. August 26. Benefit for the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts. The Pocket Theater, NYC. Ensemble and solo recital. Ensemble: MN (percussion, marimba); Malcolm Goldstein (violin); Arthur Layzer (clarinet); La Monte Young (saxophone). Conducted by Philip Corner. Ensemble work(s): Joseph Byrd, Densities II (for Clarinet, saxophone, marimba and violin). Solo work(s): Joseph Byrd, Water Music (for percussion and tape). Other works performed: James Tenney, Ergodos /2/3/; Malcolm Goldstein, Ludlow Blues; Philip Corner, High Contrast; and Joseph Jones’s “self-playing percussion assemblage,” assisted by Alison Knowles. Broadcast recording on KPFA October 11, 1963. See Parmenter, 1963. See “A Concert of New Music” aired on KPFA-FM (https://archive.org/details/C_1963_08_26) N.B. Second of two concerts organized by James Waring (first: August 19and featured compositions by Edward Boagni, George Brecht, Frank Herko), John Cage, Al Hansen, Philip Corner, Malcolm Goldstein, Al Hansen, John Herbert McDowell, James Waring, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela). See Forde, 2013. August 27. Six Concerts of the Avant Garde / 6 Concerts ’63. Judson Hall, 165 West 57th Street, NYC. Solo. Work(s): Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zyklus (1958). Other performances by: David Tudor(pianio); Frederic Rzewski (piano); Nicholas Zumbro (piano). Compositions by Morton Feldman, Bo Nillson, Bertram Baldwin, Alvin Lucier, Toro Takemitsu, David Behrman, Toshi Ichiyanagi and Christian Wolff. Source: Fondazione Bonotto, “6 Concerts ’63" (Aug. 20 & 21). See Schonberg, “Dada, Dada...,” 1963. N.B. MN said in 1963 interview that this performance was his first public realization of Zyklus. See Corigliano, 1963. September 4. Six Concerts of the Avant Garde / 6 Concerts ‘63. Judson Hall, 165 West 57th Street, NYC. Ensemble: MN (percussion); Charlotte Moorman (cello); James Tenney (electronics); Frederic Rzewski (piano); Florence Wightman (harp); Earle Brown (conductor); John Cage (conductor) and others unnamed. Work(s): Earle Brown, December 1952 (1952); Christian Wolff, For 5 or 10 People (1962); Morton Feldman, De Kooning (1963); other works by John Cage, Dieter Schnebel, George Brecht. Source: Fondazione Bonotto, “6 Concerts ’63," Aug. 20 & 21 (1963). See Schonberg, “Dada, Dada...,” 1963. September 9. Pocket Theater. NYC. Ensemble. Work(s): Erik Satie, Vexations. MN participation unconfirmed. American premiere of Vexations (twelve-hour long performance). See Schonberg, “Dada, Dada...,” 1963; Paramenter, 1963. September-October. WBAI-FM. Solo. NYC. Work(s): Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zyklus (1958). [Performance followed an interview on WBAI. See Corigilano, 1963] December 20. Tone Roads. NYC. Ensemble. Work(s): Charles Ives, Over the Pavements. ***