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Terry Riley 90th Birthday Tribute with Pete Townshend, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Gyan Riley, & Special Guests

Long Play presents a 90th birthday spotlight-celebration of Terry Riley with guitar legend Pete Townshend performing the original ‘free fall solo version’ of his signature tribute Baba O’Riley, the Bang on a Can All-Stars premiering a new version of Riley’s iconic and inspirational A Rainbow in Curved Air, arranged by Gyan Riley, plus Riley’s minimalist classic In C performed by an All-Star cast including Pete Townshend with special guests: Michael Harrison (keys), Clara Warnaar (percussion), Suphala (tabla), Krishna Bhatt (sitar), and Nicole Mitchell (flute).

Vicky Chow, piano

David Cossin, percussion

Arlen Hlusko, cello

Mark Stewart, electric guitar

Ken Thomson, clarinets

Bang on a Can All-Stars website

photo by Peter Serling
Lowrey Berkshire organ generously donated by the MUSEUM of MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, powered by EMEAPP (Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project). emeapp.org