6 marimbas

Concert presented as part of CAM on tour
The program is conceived around Steve Reich’s work 6 marimbas, written in 1986, which is a transcription of his own piece 6 pianos (1973). It is typical of Reich’s writing of the 1970s, with rhythmic patterns that gradually build and deconstruct, and shifts between instruments in the same musical figure that create a dynamic and intoxicating soundtrack, an essential component of this minimalist music.