In the 1st work: Georgia Mitoff, voice ; Petr Kotik, piano ; Benjamin Hudson, violin ; Amrom Chodos, clarinet ; Joseph Ford, Doug Gaston, saxophones ; Dennis Kahle, Jan Williams, percussion. In the 2nd: Akram, piano ; Benjamin Hudson, violin ; Daniel Wittmer, Lori (Noody) Osgood, horns ; Charles Lirette, Philip Christner, Geoffrey Brown, Christopher Conlon, trumpets ; James Kasprowicz, Thomas Miller, trombones ; Don Harry, tuba ; Michael Pugliese, Edward Folger, chimes ; Paul Schmidt, Thomas Perl, double basses ; Julius Eastman, conductor. In the 3rd: Julius Eastman, voice. In the 4th: Jodi Beder, Sarah Carter, Barry Gold, Julie Green, Christine Gummere, Maureen Hynes, Chase Morrison, Abby Newton, Larry Rawdon, David Sabee, violoncellos ; Eastman, conductor. In the 5th-7th: Julius Eastman, Frank Ferko, Janet Kattas, Patricia Martin, pianos
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The 1st work for voice, piano, violin, clarinet, 2 saxophones, and percussion ; the 2nd for piano, violin, 2 French horns, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, chimes, and 2 double basses ; the 3rd for unacc. voice, the 4th for 10 violoncellos ; the 5th-7th for 4 pianos.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Nov. 21, 2008).
Program and biographical notes by Kyle Gann in English (18 p. : port.) inserted in container.
Includes program notes.
Recorded Dec. 16, 1973, at SUNY Buffalo (1st work), Feb. 11, 1979, at SUNY Buffalo (2nd), at the Third Street Music Settlement, date unknown (3rd-4th), and Jan. 16, 1980, at Northwestern University (5th-7th)
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The 1st and 3rd works sung in English.
Stay on it (1973) (24:20) -- If you're so smart, why aren't you rich? (1977) (24:29) -- Prelude to the holy presence of Joan d'Arc (1981) (11:43) -- The holy presence of Joan d'Arc (1981) (20:29) -- Gay guerrilla (c. 1980) (28:59) -- Evil nigger (1979) (21:29) -- Disc 3. Crazy nigger (c. 1980) (55:00) -- Julius Eastman's spoken introduction to the Northwestern University concert (6:25)