1960
Ensemble: PPPE. Work(s): Malloy Miller, Prelude for Percussion (1956) MN: (4 high drums, small cowbell, 2 wood blocks); Michael Colgrass, Inventions on a Motive (1955); Lou Harrison, Canticle No. 1 (1939) MN (tam-tam, thundersheet); Armand Russell, Percussion Suite (1957) MN (tom-toms); Alan Hovhaness, October Mountain (1942) MN (bass drum, gong, tenor drum); Cole Iverson, Contrarhythmic Ostenato (1955) MN (xyolphone, vibraphone).
On December 6, 1960, Max Neuhaus performed as a member of the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) Percussion Ensemble at the Central High School Auditorium in New York City. The ensemble was directed by Paul Price, a pioneering figure in the development of the percussion ensemble as a serious concert medium.
This performance featured a diverse program of contemporary percussion music, with Neuhaus managing a complex array of instruments for each piece:
Malloy Miller: Prelude for Percussion (1956)
Neuhaus Instrumentation: 4 high drums, small cowbell, and 2 wood blocks.
Michael Colgrass: Inventions on a Motive (1955)
Part of the MSM Percussion Ensemble's core repertoire of the era.
Lou Harrison: Canticle No. 1 (1939)
Neuhaus Instrumentation: Tam-tam and thundersheet.
Armand Russell: Percussion Suite (1957)
Neuhaus Instrumentation: Tom-toms.
Alan Hovhaness: October Mountain (1942)
Neuhaus Instrumentation: Bass drum, gong, and tenor drum.
Cole Iverson: Contrarhythmic Ostenato (1955)
Neuhaus Instrumentation: Xylophone and vibraphone.