Terry Riley 90th Birthday Commemorative Concert – Fringe Program 《What makes Terry Riley?》

The American composer, Terry Riley is widely regarded as the founding father of minimal music.
As he celebrates his 90th birthday this year, what journey has shaped his music?
This project offers a space for intuitive reflection and exploration of the elements that compose Riley’s music, focusing on the influences that have deeply shaped him, in order to uncover what makes his work so distinctly Terry Riley.
India, improvisation, repetition…
Inspired by these key elements, this project continues to ask the question: “What makes Terry Riley?”
With this exhibition, we hope to share with visitors a facet of that inquiry.
The traces of thought accumulating within this ever-shifting space may themselves become a form of improvisation…?
Something may arise, or perhaps it may not.
Whether you’re already familiar with Terry Riley or discovering his work for the first time, we invite you to step into this landscape.
We look forward to welcoming you.

Dates: Irregular schedule from Wednesday, June 18 to Friday, June 27
Note: A live sitar performance is scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 5:00 PM
Venue: Tokyo University of the Arts, Main Building 1F
Admission: Free (No reservation required)
Organized by: Laboratory of Professor Minoguchi, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, and others
＊This program is held as part of a course offered by the Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.

Schedule:

• Wednesday, June 18 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Thursday, June 19 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Friday, June 20 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Monday, June 23 – 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
• Tuesday, June 24 – 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM
• Wednesday, June 25 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Thursday, June 26 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM~ Live sitar performance
• Friday, June 27 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM 

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