Percussion Concerto #3

Inlets 2 (1983): First performed by the Sharir Dance Company at the Paramount Theatre on March 11, 1988. Inlets 2 is a variation of Inlets. The same gamut of movements was subjected again to other chance operations, this time for seven dancers insetad of six. The music by John Cage for conch shells with water and recording of the sounds of fire is played by Paedar and Mel Mercier and the composer. Trio #3: This piece is the third in a triology choreographed by Yacov Sharir and dedicated to Jimmy Turner. This piece was funded in part by the Texas Composers Forum. A Little Something: Text stolen from a variety of sources. Artistic asssistance by Tim Mateer. Percussion Concerto #3 will be performed in its entirety at the Opera Lab Theatre, University of Texas, February 3 and 4, 1989. The Sharir Dance Company is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the City of Austin under the auspices of the Austin Arts Commission. Choreography: Merce Cunningham (Inlets 2); Yacov Sharir (Trio #3, Percussion Concerto #3), Heywood "Woody" McGriff (Looking Glass); Diana Prechter (A Little Something). Dance Company: Sharir Dance Company, Diana Prechter, Jimmy Turner, Woody McGriff, Tina Marsh . Dancers: Andrea Beckham, Toni Bravo, Maurice Dancer, Jennifer Denham, Stephen M. Marcello, Jose Luis Bustamante, Kate Warren (Inlets 2); Yacov Sharir, Jimmy Turner, Kate Warren (Trio #3); Heywood "Woody" McGriff (Looking Glass); Diana Prechter (A Little Something); Toni Bravo, Marta Matthews, Gaye Greever, Jennifer Denham, Andrea Beckham, Kate Warren, Stephen M. Marcello, Charles Santos, Maurice Dancer (Percussion Concerto #3). Music: John Cage (Inlets 2); Tina Marsh (Trio #3); Yanni (Looking Glass); Paul Salzedo (Percussion Concerto #3). Lighting: Mark Lancaster (Inlets 2-design); Amarante Lucero (Inlets 2-execution, Trio #3, A Little Something, Percussion Concerto #3) Choreographer's Assistant: Chris Komar (Inlets 2). Vocalist: Tina Marsh (Trio #3).Performance at the Capitol City Playhouse, Austin, TX.Theatre and Danc