Pierluigi Billone:Mani.Long (2001) *US Premiere
The centerpiece on the program is Billone’s large-scale work, which like the Neuwirth piece was written for the Viennese ensemble, Klangforum Wien, and which explores the limits of non-traditional playing techniques in the midst of many virtuosic solo moments. A text work by Richard Long anchors the piece and makes a quietly intoned appearance.