KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Thank You, Thelonious by Neil Rolnick

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1976.10.07

Program Length

9 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 1976-10-07 | created

Description

On October 7, 1976, at the San Francisco’s Conservatory of Music’s Hellman Hall, the ensemble New Beginnings, performed “Thank You, Thelonious,” a composition by Neil B. Rolnick. The work, which is scored for trumpet, trombone, cello, cimbalom, and percussion, mixes the New Music aesthetic with some distinctly jazz like elements.

Genres

20th century classical
New music

Musical Selections

Thank You, Thelonious, for trumpet, trombone, cello, cimbalom, and percussion (1976) (7:38) / Neil B. Rolnick

Performers

New Beginnings:
Jon Aymong, trumpet
T. Peter Tomita, trombone
Amy Radner, cello
Joan Gallegos, cimbalom
Jack Van Geem, marimba

Subjects

20th century classical
New music
Quintets (Trombone, trumpet, cimbalom, percussion, cello)

Related place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

New Beginnings (Music group)
Rolnick, Neil B.
Aymong, Jon
Tomita, Toyoji
Radner, Amy
Gallegos, Joan
Van Geem, Jack