TERRY RILEY 88th BIRTHDAY GLOBAL CELEBRATION. AN ONLINE REAL-TIME TELEMATIC PERFORMANCE. 88 MUSICIANS ON 6 CONTINENTS LIVE!

PERFORMING POPPY@88, A COLLECTIVE COMPOSITION BASED ON TERRY RILEY’S POPPY NOGOOD
24 JUNE 4a GMT.

Saturday, June 24, 2023 / Midnight (12:00am EST / 4am GMT)
Free and open to the public
On the occasion of Terry Riley’s 88th birthday, MIT Sounding and ContaQt are set to host a celebratory event that will truly reverberate across the globe. A community of 88 talented musicians hailing from six continents will assemble for an unforgettable virtual concert, paying homage to the legendary composer through a mesmerizing real-time performance of Poppy@88, a collective composition arranged by MIT Sounding curator Evan Ziporyn based on Riley’s 1967 masterpiece, Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band.

With Terry Riley himself watching from his home in Japan, the global virtual event takes place in 64 distinct locations. Canadian composer/sound artist Jeff Morton will mix the 88 streams in real time.

Among those who are scheduled to perform are:
AC Villa
Adrien Lambinet
Ahmet Yagmur
Allaudin Mathieu
Allison Wiebe
Amelia Ames
Amy Zuidema
Andrew Noseworthy
Andrew Timar
Antonio Correa
Arnold Dreyblatt
Audrey Wozniak
Bex Burch
Blair Mackay
Branden Landis
Brian Stuligross
Casey Sokol
Christine Southworth
Claire Chase
Dan Plonsey
Dennis Russell Davies
Evan Ziporyn
Fie Schouten
George Brooks
Gerry Leonard
Gloria Cheng
Gyan Riley
Hubert Zemler
Ian Williams
Jacob Means
Jaron Lanier
Jeff Abell
Jeff Morton
Jerry Pergolesi
Jesse Lewis
Joan Jeanrenaud
John Oswald
Jon Siddall
Julian Coryell
Kala Ramnath
Kamil Szuszkiewicz
Kate Stenberg
Katrina Krimsky
Krzysztof Dys
Laurel Pardue
Leo Eguchi
Lihi Haruvi
Luciano Chessa
Maki Namekawa
Marc Duby
Mary-Katherine Finch
Maya Beiser
Megumi Stohs (Lewis)
Michael Harrison
Miguel Frasconi
Morgan Fisher
Nick Joliat
Padma Newsome
Paul Dresher
Paulo Santos
Ramon Sender
Reynaliz Herrara
Rick Sacks
Robert Rich
Ryan Mayer
Sara Miyamoto
Sarah Cahill
Sarah Fraser Raff
Sasha Callahan
Shabda Owens
Thollem
Tina Pearson
Tobias Klein
Tolgahan Çoğulu
Tony Prabowo
Tracy Silverman
Utsav Lal
Van Anh Vo
Victor Gama
Waclaw Zimpel
Yaz Lancaster