1959
This performance marks a significant early moment in the career of Max Neuhaus as a virtuoso percussionist before his transition to sound art.
July 28, 1959Manhattanville College, Pius X Hall, Purchase, New York.
The Paul Price Percussion Quartet. Neuhaus was a student of Paul Price at the Manhattan School of Music during this time (1957–1962) and was a core member of Price's ensembles.
The program featured four central works of the mid-century percussion canon:
Jack McKenzie: Introduction and Allegro.
Lou Harrison: The Song of Queztecoatl.
Warren Benson: Trio for Percussion.
Michael Colgrass: Percussion Music.