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Got this from the Watt mailing list: > > Here's the info for the upcoming performance > of: "Symphony No.13 (Hallucination City)" for > 80 guitars, 20 basses and drums. The original > version premiered at the former WTC on June > 13, 2001. The revised version, in four > movements, premiered at the Kasser Theater at > Montclair St. University, NJ. on Feb. 4, 2006. > > The venue will be Walt Disney Concert Hall, > 111 South Grand Avenue, LA. The show is part > of Minimalist Jukebox, aseries being > programed by John Adams and sponsored by the > LA Philharmonic. For more info go to: > http://wdch.laphil.com/minimalism/ > > The dates are March 27th and 28th, with the > performance on the 29th. The rehearsals will > be the 27th and 28th, 11am to 9pm on both > days. They are tentatively scheduled at > Center Staging in Burbank, 3407 Winona > Avenue. Musicians will be reimbursed for > parking. On the day of the concert at Disney > Hall the rehearsal/sound check will be > 3-6:30pm with the performance at 8pm. Food > and drink will be provided on all days. Each > musician will need to know his/her part (but > you don't need to memorize it). > > You'll need to bring a guitar and amp (a > medium sized amp would be best). It will also > be necessary to restring your guitar for the > tuning. Basses will not need to be restrung > OR retuned. And I will have a serious > quantity of replacement strings on hand. > > The parts are in staff notation and the > ability to follow a part measure by measure > is essential. The playing technique includes > plenty of double-strumming and downstroke > chording. Complete detailed instructions will > come with the parts which will be sent before > the end of Feb. I will answer any questions > you have about the parts when you get them. > The show will be conducted by John Myers. > > If you want to do the gig you must e-mail > your postal mailing address and telephone > number (please note whether you play BASS or > GUITAR). > > If you played in the Montclair performance > you will still need to confirm and get some > new parts. In the 1st movement there will be > minor changes in the bass parts only. The 2nd > movement will have a number of changes for > all. The 3rd will have no changes and the 4th > will be extended at the end but otherwise no > changes. You will still play in the same > section with the same tuning. > > It is not possible to pay this number of > people. So you'll have to do the gig for free. > > Also, if you know anyone else who you think > might want to do the gig I still need some > more players. > > Thank You, Glenn Branca > >