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Of the Fabulous
Concerto Night/50th Birthday Megalomania

27 July 2006

I always try to play a gig around my birthday. For my 50th birthday I decided to do something special - - the first-ever live performance of two pieces from my CD "Pomegranate" plus a new piece written for Wayne Peet that featured the same backup group for the first set. The second set featured the second performance of a piece I had written for my pal Jeff Gauthier and an augmented version of his "Goatette" and the premiere of a piece i had written for David Witham with the same band.

first set
kammerstig
1. flare up like flame and create dark shadows - - soloist: vinny golia, sopranino saxophone (from the album “pomegranate”)
2. the darkness of each endless fall - - soloist: nels cline, guitar (from the album “pomegranate”)
3. the shimmering light of each assent - - soloist: wayne peet, organ (world premiere)

kammerstig
alex cline - - drumset
jeff gauthier - - electric violins
ellen burr - - flutes
andrew pask - - clarinets
jeff kaiser -  trumpet
michael vlatkovich - - trombone
steuart liebig - - contrabassguitars, conducting, compositions

soloists: nels cline, vinny golia and wayne peet

second set
jeff gauthier’s grand goatette
1. capricorn - - soloist: jeff gauthie, violin
2. transformer - - soloist: david witham, piano (world premiere)

grand goatette
jeff gauthier - - electric violins
david witham - - piano
joel hamilton - - acoustic bass
alex cline - - drumset
ellen burr - - flutes
andrew pask - - clarinets
keve wilson - - oboe
ken fisher - - bassoon
steuart liebig - - conducting, compositions

soloists: jeff gauthier, david witham