IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE

Complete Work Title:

IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I (tHe RENdeZVOus)

Performance Medium:

two guitarists

Duration:

6:30

Date Composed:

August – September, 1985

Dedication:

to Peter Yates and Matthew Elgart

Additional Information:

The work incorporates theatrical elements and spoken text, as well as a variety of extended techniques for the guitar.
Recipient of a 1987 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award.
Recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 1988 Gaudeamus Prize competition (Amsterdam, NL).
Included on the album Improbable Encounters (innova 873, 2014).

Recording:

Matthew Elgart and Peter Yates, guitarists. Recorded 26 October 2008 at the University of North Texas Recital Hall (Denton, TX).

Score:

Program Note:

IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE: parT I (tHe RENdeZVOus) was composed in the summer of 1985 for the Los Angeles-based guitar duo of Matthew Elgart and Peter Yates. The work was premiered on 18 December 1985 by the Elgart/Yates Duo at the University of Leuven, Belgium, and has since been performed over fifty times throughout the United States and Europe. Much of the work is based on a process of growth/metamorphosis/decay, though these processes are often obscured by the density of their unfolding. Texts from four different languages (German, French, Italian, and English) are arbitrarily juxtaposed, their placement derived from Morse Code and organized according to pre-compositional decisions determined by a deck of playing cards. The result is a self-reflexive caricature of the inherently theatrical nature of musical performance itself, combining exaggerated physical gestures, extended performance techniques, and absurd spoken passages.

IcarUS At thE caBARet VoLtairE is the recipient of a 1987 ASCAP Morton Gould Award and an honorable mention in the 1988 Gaudeamus Prize Competition. The work is included on the album Improbable Encounters (innova 873, 2014).

Performance/Broadcast History:

Date	Venue	Location	Performer(s)
6 December 2008	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
5 December 2008	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
1 December 2008	University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
27 October 2008	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
25 October 2008	Fort Worth Guitar Guild program	Fort Worth, TX	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
23 October 2008	Tarrant County College, South Campus	Arlington, TX	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
22 October 2008	Collin County Community College	Plano, TX	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
20 May 2004	Santa Monica College	Santa Monica, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
19 May 2004	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
26 March 2003	University of North Texas Library	Denton, TX	Oscar Villanueva and Camilo Salazar, guitarists
6 March 2003	Schoenberg Hall, University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo.
14 November 2002	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	Oscar Villanueva and Camilo Salazar, guitarists
7 June 1996	The X-Space—Living Arts of Tulsa New Genre Festival	Tulsa, OK	Ted Forbes and Darin Au, guitarists
4 May 1996	California State University, Los Angeles—Pacific Contemporary Music Festival (2 performances)	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
13 November 1993	Santa Monica Unitarian Church	Santa Monica, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
19 October 1993	Claremont College	Claremont, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
1 May 1993	St. Augustine By-The-Sea—Pacific International Guitar Festival	Santa Monica, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
14 August 1992	Estate Chitarristica sul Lago Maggiore	Lago Maggiore, Italy	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
13 March 1992	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
12 March 1992	Palomar College	Palomar, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
4 March 1992	Claremont College	Claremont, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
31 January 1991	Monroe College	Rochester, NY	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
30 January 1991	Kingsborough College	Queens, NY	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
9 January 1991		New York City, NY	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
20 May 1990		Newport Beach, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
12 November 1989	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
23 May 1989	Santa Monica College	Santa Monica, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
20 May 1989	Old City Hall Performing Arts Center	Redding, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
6 December 1988	Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	John Lowrie and Feliu Gasull i Altisent, guitars
11 November 1988	All Saints Church	Beverly Hills, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
5 October 1988	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
11 September 1988	DeIjsbreker—Gaudeamus MusicWeek	Amsterdam, Netherlands	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
11 May 1988	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
8 November 1987	Centre culturel suisse	Paris, France	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
4 November 1987	University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
29 October 1987		Dachau, West Germany	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
8 February 1987		Brentwood, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
30 January 1987	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
23 January 1987	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
8 November 1986		Venice, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
7 November 1986	live broadcast on "Soundboard" with John Schneider, KPFK-FM	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
3 November 1986		Santa Monica, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo.
15 August 1986		Lübeck, West Germany	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo.
13 August 1986		Aalborg, Denmark	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo.
14 July 1986	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo.
23 May 1986	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
15 May 1986	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
20 April 1986	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
19 April 1986	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
18 April 1986		Cerritos, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
13 April 1986	University of California, Santa Barbara—1985 University of California Composers Conference	Santa Barbara, CA	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo
18 December 1985	University of Leuven	Leuven, Belgium	The Elgart/Yates Classical Guitar Duo