FLUXCONCERT at Walt Disney Concert Hall – Full Program
and Guest Artists Announced

Saturday, November 17, 2018

 A rare performance of La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's The Melodic
Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown
Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light

John Cage’s Apartment House 1776 performed by Mia Doi Todd, Rodrigo
Amarante, Dwight Trible, Odeya Nini, Andrew W.K., Joe Rainey Sr., Georgia
Anne Muldrow and Roomful of Teeth

 Guest appearance by performance artist Richard Kennedy, "Kool-Aid" by
mixologist Arley Marks

Part of the LA Phil’s Fluxus Festival, in partnership with
Getty Research Institute

WHAT:
On Saturday, November 17, the LA Phil will take a deep dive into the experimental and influential Fluxus movement with Fluxconcert, one of the largest Fluxus events ever to be put on by a major symphony orchestra. Designed to dissolve the perceived boundaries between audience, musician, and work, Fluxconcert will activate Walt Disney Concert Hall with sound, light, and action emanating from throughout the building. It will be an evening of chance encounters, unexpected delights, and historic performances including:

A rare performance of La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light, directed by Jung Hee Choi, composed by Young and with light design by Zazeela. This performance will start at 5PM in the Walt Disney Concert Hall auditorium.

Guest artists including Richard Kennedy, Andrew W.K., Hannah Higgins, Fluxus scholars of the Getty Research Institute (including Curator, Modern & Contemporary Collections Nancy Perloff and Associate Director Marcia Reed) and more, plus audience members, perform a selection of Fluxus works in the Concert Hall’s interior and exterior spaces. Works will include Ken Friedman’s Sonata for Melons and Gravity (beginning at 4PM and ongoing until 8PM), Alison Knowles’ Nivea Cream Piece (at 7PM), Pauline Oliveros’ Rock Piece (at 7PM), and many more.

An evening performance, starting at 8PM, by the LA Phil and Roomful of Teeth in the auditorium, features works by Yoko Ono, Benjamin Patterson, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young, Dick Higgins, Luciano Berio, and a world premiere by Steven Takasugi. John Cage’s Apartment House 1776 will be performed by guest vocalists Mia Doi Todd, Rodrigo Amarante, Dwight Trible, Odeya Nini, Andrew W.K., Joe Rainey Sr., and Georgia Anne Muldrow, plus the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth.

A special "Kool-Aid" drink by mixologist Arley Marks will be available at Patina bars throughout Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Fluxus was a wily, nebulous – and deeply influential – anti-establishment art movement that emerged in the 1960s. Comprised of an international collective of artists, composers, and poets, Fluxus aimed to collapse what it considered the false wall between art and life. The LA Phil’s Fluxus Festival is a survey curated by Christopher Rountree, in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute, in which the often-humorous, frequently challenging music and performances of Fluxus will be presented on and off-site. This exploration will include a combination of live events, printed materials, and symposia, including surprise appearances, installations and performances throughout the LA Phil’s 2018/19 Centennial season.

Full program details and guest artists for Fluxconcert are below:

Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior and Exterior Spaces – 4 PM until 8 PM
Christopher ROUNTREE: Commitment Booth (LA Phil commission)
Ken FRIEDMAN: Sonata for Melons and Gravity
Chris KALLMYER: Sonatas and Interludes (LA Phil commission)

Walt Disney Concert Hall Auditorium – 5PM
La Monte YOUNG and Marian ZAZEELA The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light

Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior and Exterior Spaces – 7PM
Yoko ONO: Draw Circle Event, Laundry Piece, and Drinking Piece for Orchestra
MACIUNAS: Solo for Conductor
Alison KNOWLES: Wounded Furniture, Shoes of Your Choice, and Nivea Cream Piece
Simone FORTI: Think about climate change
PATTERSON: Scores from Methods and Processes
Ken FRIEDMAN: Telephone Clock, Finale, and Explaining Fluxus
Christian WOLFF: Collective Score, Sticks
OLIVEROS: Rock Piece
R.B. SCHLATHER: Karaoke

Walt Disney Concert Hall Auditorium – 8PM
PATTERSON: Overture III
La Monte YOUNG: Composition 1960 #13 to Richard Huelsenbeck
PAIK: One, for solo violin
Yoko ONO: Wall Piece for Orchestra to Yoko Ono
Steven TAKASUGI: Howl (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Esa-Pekka Salonen Commissions Fund)
HIGGINS: The Thousand Symphonies
CAGE: Apartment House 1776
Luciano BERIO: Sinfonia

For more info about Fluxus Festival please visit: laphil.com/fluxus

WHO:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Christopher Rountree conductor
R. B. Schlather co-curator, director
Elise McMahon installation designer
Daniel Stermer assistant director
Adam Larsen projection designer
Roomful of Teeth
Nathan Cole violin
Arley Marks mixologist
Additional artists to be announced

CAGE Apartment House 1776 guest vocalists:
Mia Doi Todd
Rodrigo Amarante
Dwight Trible
Odeya Nini
Andrew W.K.
Joe Rainey Sr.
Georgia Anne Muldrow

La Monte YOUNG and Marian ZAZEELA : The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
La Monte Young composer
Marian Zazeela light artist
Jung Hee Choi director

Led by Charles Curtis and Ben Neill
Charles Curtis cello
Judith Hamann cello
Ben Neill trumpet
Stephen Burns trumpet
C.J. Camerieri trumpet
Erick Jovel trumpet
Jonah Levy trumpet
Stephanie Richards trumpet

Walt Disney Concert Hall Interior and Exterior Spaces – 7PM
Christopher Rountree
Richard Kennedy
Andrew W.K.
Hannah Higgins
Nancy Perloff
Marcia Reed
R.B. Schlather
Additional performers to be announced

Kate Nordstrum creative producer

WHEN:
Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 5PM

WHERE:
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

TICKETS:
Tickets for Fluxconcert are available at laphil.com, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or by phone at 323 850 2000.

Tickets for the 5PM performance of La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's The Melodic Version (1984) of The Second Dream of The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer from The Four Dreams of China (1962) in Dream Light can be purchased separately (this $10 ticket is only valid for this one piece).