IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I: tHe RENdeZVOus
Complete Work Title:
IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I: tHe RENdeZVOus
Performance Medium:
two guitarists
Duration:
c.6:30
Dedication:
to Peter Yates and Matthew Elgart
Date Composed:
August - September, 1985
Performance Information:
The work incorporates theatrical elements and spoken text, as well as a variety of extended techniques for the guitar.
Additional Information:
• Received a 1987 ASCAP Grants to Young Composers Award.
• Received Honorable Mention in the 1988 Gaudeamus Prize competition (Amsterdam).
Performance History:
The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo:
• 20 May 2004; Santa Monica College (Santa Monica, CA)
• 19 May 2004; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Oscar Villanueva and Camilo Salazar, guitarists:
• 26 March 2003; University of North Texas Library (Denton, TX)
The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo:
• 6 March 2003; Schoenberg Hall, University of California, Los Angeles
Oscar Villanueva and Camilo Salazar, guitarists:
• 14 November 2002; University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
Ted Forbes and Darin Au, guitarists:
• 7 June 1996; The X-Space (Tulsa, OK) — Living Arts of Tulsa/New Genre Festival
The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo:
• 4 May 1996 (2 performances); California State University, Los Angeles — Pacific Contemporary Music Festival
• 13 November 1993; Santa Monica Unitarian Church (Santa Monica, CA)
• 19 October 1993; Claremont College (Claremont, CA)
• 1 May 1993; St. Augustine By-The-Sea — Pacific International Guitar Festival (Santa Monica, CA)
• 13 March 1992; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• 14 August 1992; Estate Chitarristica sul Lago Maggiore
• 12 March 1992; Palomar College (Palomar, CA)
• 4 March 1992; Claremont College (Claremont, CA)
• 31 January 1991; Monroe College (Rochester, NY)
• 30 January 1991; Kingsborough College (Queens, NY)
• 9 January 1991; New York City, NY
• 20 May 1990; Newport Beach, CA
• 12 November 1989; California State University, Sacramento
• 23 May 1989; Santa Monica College (Santa Monica, CA)
• 20 May 1989; Old City Hall Performing Arts Center; Redding, CA
John Lowrie and Feliu Gasull i Altisent, guitars:
• 6 December 1988; Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo:
• 5 October 1988; University of California, Riverside
• 11 September 1988; DeIjsbreker (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — Gaudeamus MusicWeek
• 11 May 1988; University of California, San Diego
• 8 November 1987; Centre culturel suisse; Paris, France
• 4 November 1987; University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 29 October 1987; Dachau, West Germany
• 8 February 1987; Brentwood, CA
• 30 January 1987; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• 23 January 1987; University of California, San Diego
• 8 November 1986; Venice, CA
• 7 November 1986; KPFK-FM, Los Angeles, CA (live broadcast)
• 3 November 1986; Santa Monica, CA
• 15 August 1986; Lübeck, West Germany
• 13 August 1986; Aalborg, Denmark
• 14 July 1986; University of California, Los Angeles
• 23 May 1986; University of California, San Diego
• 15 May 1986; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• 20 April 1986; University of California, Los Angeles
• 19 April 1986; University of California, Los Angeles
• 18 April 1986; Cerritos, CA
• 13 April 1986; University of California, Santa Barbara
• 18 December 1985; University of Leuven, Belgium [premiere]
Downloads & Links:
audio recording (mp3)
Edited version of the 13 April 1986 & 23 May 1986 performances; Matthew Elgart & Peter Yates. An excerpt (score pp. 11-15) of this performance is also available here.
video recording 1 (Quicktime movie)
Performance recorded 23 May 1986, UC San Diego; Matthew Elgart & Peter Yates. This is one of the earliest recorded performances of the work, by the duo for which it was composed. (Video recorded by Paul Herschenson; edited and mixed by Joseph Klein.)
video recording 2 (Quicktime movie)
Performance recorded 7 June 1996, Tulsa, OK; Ted Forbes & Darin Au. (Video recorded and edited by Steve Liggett.)
video recording 3 (Quicktime movie)
Performance recorded 14 November 2002, University of North Texas; Oscar Villanueva & Camilo Salazar. (Video recorded by Beth Andresen; edited and mixed by Camilo Salazar.)
score (pdf)
photograph 1
Elgart/Yates performance at the 1988 Gaudeamus MusicWeek
photograph 2
Forbes/Au performance at the 1996 New Genre Festival
