Dan Rubin, Randy Zigler, *, *, Moppa Eliot - Basses,
Dave Reminick - Sax/Sarrusophone/Banjo, Ed Parsons - Contra,
Scott Forth - Percussion, Kivie Cahn-Lipman - Cello,
Rob Reich & S. Andrew Smith - Pianos
Vin Calianno - conductor
Program:
I. My heart pours out to you Elyria, Oh my soul
II. Ho Down
a.) ho-down
b.) burger king (broad st.)
c.) midway mall (east side)
d.) "nice glasses, sonny" (west side)
e.) deliverance (amtrak)
f.) dueling basses (homage to the 24 hr dynamo)
III. Hymn
a.) hymn
b.) chronometer slowing to zero
c.) varese rising (ex humo) Scoring: 5 Contrabass solos, sop. sax (doubles contrabass
sarrussophone), contrabasoon, banjo, 2 Pianoforti, Perc (2 Timpani,
Glock., Tri., Hi-hat, Sus. Cym., Tamtam, SD, BD, Police
whistle), Violoncello Duration: 20 minutes Premiere:
March 1999
Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin OH
Vin Calianno - Conductor
Program notes: Elyria, Ohio was originally settled
in 1816, by a group of settlers from Becket and West Springfield,
Massachussetts, headed by Heman Ely. Elyria became
a township on 20 October 1819 which was followed by the
building of the first courthouse. That same courthouse
was burned to the ground in the great fire of 1893.
A new one was built later, and still stands there today.
There is also a story that Elyria used to be the breeding
grounds for wild "savage beasts." In fact,
Albert A. Harris of the Cleveland Herald, shot a bear and
cubs who were "attacking" him in the woods where
Lake ave. currently stands. Nonetheless, things have changed
since then. There is now the fine landscape of eastern
Elyria dominated by the pleasantly informal Midway mall.
The western landscape denotes special attention. It
is the breeding ground for architectural wonders such as
the Burger King on Broad St. and the grandiose train station,
where I occasionally hang out. If you have not yet
experiencced the fine and modern city of Elyria, I suggest
you do (especially in the wee hours of the morning).
v.c.
April 2000
LOVING FINGER double piano quartet
(2011) in progress.
