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(from left to right) Liz Lim-Dutton, violin, Todd Reynolds, violin, Jeanne LeBlanc, cello, Scott Rawls, Viola Russ Hartenburger at the back]] Steve Reich and Musicians, sometimes credited as the Steve Reich Ensemble, is a musical ensemble founded and led by the American
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 composer Steve Reich
Steve Reich

File:Steve Reich2.jpgStephen Michael Reich is an United States composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns , and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts ....
 (born 1936) to perform his compositions. This ensemble has premiered many of Reich's works and has performed his works more than any other.






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(from left to right) Liz Lim-Dutton, violin, Todd Reynolds, violin, Jeanne LeBlanc, cello, Scott Rawls, Viola Russ Hartenburger at the back]] Steve Reich and Musicians, sometimes credited as the Steve Reich Ensemble, is a musical ensemble founded and led by the American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 composer Steve Reich
Steve Reich

File:Steve Reich2.jpgStephen Michael Reich is an United States composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns , and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts ....
 (born 1936) to perform his compositions. This ensemble has premiered many of Reich's works and has performed his works more than any other. The ensemble received a Grammy Award in 1999.

History

Steve Reich and Musicians began its performing history in the early 1970s with concerts in lofts and small galleries in New York City. Within a few years, especially after the success of Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Music for 18 Musicians

Music for 18 Musicians is a seminal work of musical minimalism composed by Steve Reich during 1974-1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976 at Town Hall, New York....
, the group began touring nationally and internationally. The size of the ensemble has always fluctuated depending on the works to be performed, with the aforementioned "18 Musicians" being approximately the upper limit, but with many works such as Piano Phase
Piano Phase

Piano Phase is a piece of music written in 1967 by the minimalism composer Steve Reich for two pianos. It is his first attempt at applying his "phasing" technique which he had previously used in the tape pieces It's Gonna Rain and Come Out to live performance....
 or Clapping Music
Clapping Music

Clapping Music is a minimalist music piece written by Steve Reich in 1972. It is written for two performers and is performed entirely by clapping....
 using only a pair of musicians.

By organizing an ensemble of his own with which to perform his works, Reich, like fellow minimalist composer Philip Glass
Philip Glass

Philip Glass is an American music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public ....
 with his group, altered the traditional route by which classical composers sought to have their music disseminated. The composer-led ensemble became a new model which was to be highly influential on the creation of groups such as Bang on a Can
Bang on a Can

Bang on a Can is a multi-faceted musical organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1987 by three United States composers who remain its artistic directors: Julia Wolfe, David Lang , and Michael Gordon ....
.

Instrumentation

The ensemble's instrumentation varies according to the piece being performed, but consists primarily of tuned percussion (marimba
Marimba

The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion instrument family. Keys or bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys to aid the performer both visually and physically....
s, vibraphone
Vibraphone

The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion instrument family....
s, glockenspiel
Glockenspiel

File:Glockenspiel-malletech.jpgFile:GlockenspielSousaphone.jpgThe glockenspiel is a musical instrument in the percussion instrument family....
s) and voices, as well as bowed string instruments, bass clarinet
Bass clarinet

The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common Soprano clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet....
s, and electronic organ
Electronic organ

An electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument originally designed to imitate the sound of a pipe organ. It has developed today into two forms of the instrument, the digital church organ that imitates a pipe organ for classical music and use in churches, and the Hammond organ-style instrument used in more popular music genres....
s.

Members

, Le Havre
Le Havre

Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine section of the English Channel....
, France. From Left, Garry Kvistad, Bob Becker, Edmund Niemann, Thad Wheeler, Russell Hartenberger, and Nurit Tilles]]
  • Steve Reich
    Steve Reich

    File:Steve Reich2.jpgStephen Michael Reich is an United States composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns , and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts ....
     • percussion (tuned drums, marimba), piano, whistling
  • Pamela Wood Ambush • vocals
  • Rebecca Armstrong • vocals (soprano)
  • Marion Beckenstein • vocals (soprano)
  • Bob Becker • percussion (tuned drums, marimba, xylophone) • original member • member of the Nexus
    Nexus (percussion ensemble)

    Nexus is a Toronto-based percussion ensemble made up of percussionists Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engleman, Russell Hartenberger, and Garry Kvistad....
     percussion group
  • Phillip Bush
    Phillip Bush

    Phillip Bush is an United States European classical music pianist, with a career focusing primarily on chamber music and contemporary classical music....
     • piano
  • Jay Clayton
    Jay Clayton

    Jay Clayton is an internationally acclaimed avant-garde vocalist and jazz educator....
     • vocals (alto), piano
  • Tim Ferchen • percussion (marimba, xylophone)
  • Ben Harms • percussion (tuned drums, marimba)
  • Russell Hartenberger • percussion (tuned drums, marimba, xylophone) • original member • member of the Nexus
    Nexus (percussion ensemble)

    Nexus is a Toronto-based percussion ensemble made up of percussionists Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engleman, Russell Hartenberger, and Garry Kvistad....
     percussion group
  • Garry Kvistad • percussion (glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone), piano
  • Jeanne LeBlanc • cello
  • Richard Rood • violin
  • Elizabeth Lim • violin
  • Edmund Niemann • piano
  • James Preiss • percussion (tuned drums), vibraphone, piano
  • Joseph Rasmussen • percussion
  • Scott Rawls • viola
  • Todd Reynolds
    Todd Reynolds

    Todd Reynolds is an American violin, composer, and Conductor well-known for his work with amplified violin and electronic music. A student of Jascha Heifetz and former principle of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Reynolds entered into the contemporary music scene in New York as a member of Bang on a Can and Steve Reich and Musicians....
     • violin • former member of Ethel
    Ethel (string quartet)

    ETHEL is the name of an United States string quartet based in New York City that is dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music....
  • Cheryl Bensman Rowe • vocals (soprano)
  • Gary Schall • percussion (tuned drums)
  • Leslie Scott
    Leslie Scott

    Leslie Scott may refer to:* Leslie Scott , Conservative MP 1910–1929, Solicitor-General 1922* Leslie Scott, clarinettist with the Steve Reich Ensemble...
     • clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Mort Silver • piccolo
  • Nurit Tilles • piano, electric organ
  • Glen Velez
    Glen Velez

    Glen Velez is an United States of America percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world. He is largely responsible for the increasing popularity of frame drums in the United States and around the world....
     • percussion (tuned drums)
  • Thad Wheeler • percussion (tuned drums, glockenspiel, marimba, maracas)
  • Evan Ziporyn
    Evan Ziporyn

    Evan Ziporyn is an United States of America composer of post-minimalism music and music for Balinese gamelans. He plays the clarinet, bass clarinet, and metallophone, borrowing from classical music, avant-garde, and jazz....
     • clarinet, bass clarinet


Discography


Steve Reich and Musicians


  • The Desert Music • with Brooklyn Philharmonic
    Brooklyn Philharmonic

    The Brooklyn Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. It is the resident orchestra of the Brooklyn Academy of Music , and also gives performances at the Brooklyn Museum and other venues....
     Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Michael Tilson Thomas , is an United States conducting, piano and composer. He is currently music director of the San Francisco Symphony....
     • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79101
  • Drumming • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79170
  • Drumming, Music for Mallets, Voices and Organ, Six Pianos • Deutsche Grammophon
    Deutsche Grammophon

    Deutsche Grammophon is a Germany classical record label, now part of the Universal Music Group. The company has long been known for its high standards of high fidelity....
     DG 427 428-2
  • Drumming • Deutsche Grammophon
    Deutsche Grammophon

    Deutsche Grammophon is a Germany classical record label, now part of the Universal Music Group. The company has long been known for its high standards of high fidelity....
     DG 474 323-2
  • Music for a Large Ensemble, Octet, Violin Phase • ECM
    ECM (record label)

    ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ECM is best known for jazz music, but has released a wide variety of recordings, the artists associated with it often refusing to acknowledge boundaries between genres....
     New Series 78118-21168
  • Music for 18 Musicians • ECM
    ECM (record label)

    ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ECM is best known for jazz music, but has released a wide variety of recordings, the artists associated with it often refusing to acknowledge boundaries between genres....
     New Series 78118-21129
  • Music for 18 Musicians • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79448
  • Sextet, Six Marimbas • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79138
  • Six Pianos, Pendulum Music, Violin Phase, Music for Pieces of Wood, Drumming Part Four • live at The Kitchen
    The Kitchen

    The Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary art space in New York City.The Kitchen was founded in Greenwich Village in 1971 and it takes it name from its original location, the kitchen of the Mercer Arts Center....
     1977 • Orange Mountain Music 0018
  • Tehillim • ECM
    ECM (record label)

    ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ECM is best known for jazz music, but has released a wide variety of recordings, the artists associated with it often refusing to acknowledge boundaries between genres....
     New Series 21215
  • Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards • with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edo de Waart
    Edo de Waart

    Edo de Waart is a Netherlands conducting of Orchestra and opera . He is the chief conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera and music director designate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra....
     • Deutsche Grammophon
    Deutsche Grammophon

    Deutsche Grammophon is a Germany classical record label, now part of the Universal Music Group. The company has long been known for its high standards of high fidelity....
     20/21 Series DG 471 591-2


Steve Reich Ensemble


  • The Cave • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79327
  • City Life, Nagoya Marimbas, Proverb • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79430
  • Three Tales • with Synergy Vocals, conducted by Bradley Lubman • Nonesuch
    Nonesuch

    The word nonesuch means something with nothing like it; an unrivalled thing; a paragon. Nonesuch can also refer to the following:*Nonesuch Press...
     79662


See also

  • Steve Reich
    Steve Reich

    File:Steve Reich2.jpgStephen Michael Reich is an United States composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns , and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts ....


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