Excerpt from

“17 XII 63

the fire is a mirror”

(1963)

 

Performed by The Theatre of Eternal Music

La Monte Young : Sopranino Saxophone

Marian Zazeela : Bowed Gong and Voice

Angus MacLise : Hand Drum

Tony Conrad : Bowed Guitar

John Cale : Amplified Viola

Terry Jennings : Soprano Saxophone

 

Apparently this open reel recording is in the Galerie Heiner Friedrich in Munich.

Title from Angus MacLise’s original calendar poem “YEAR”.

 

This piece was aired during the October 21, 1984 WKCR (89.9 FM)

24 Hour La Monte Young Retrospective radio broadcast

in celebration of La Monte Young’s 49th birthday.

The piece was specifically introduced with a personnel listing given after it was played.