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Flutist and music educator Claire Chase will be joined by JACK Quartet for the premiere of minimalist composer Terry Riley’s “The Holy Liftoff,” commissioned by Stanford Live. The piece was composed with “graphic notation, evocative artwork, and Riley’s signature open-form scoring that can be freely interpreted by the performers in variable durations and realizations,” according to Stanford Live. Chase will play one flute live along with recordings of seven other high and low flute tracks, creating an eight-flute chorus.
“The Holy Liftoff” is the 11th installation of Chase’s decades-long “Density 2036” project, leading up to the 100th anniversary of Edgard Varèse’s 1936 flute piece “Density 21.5,” Stanford Live’s program notes state. The JACK Quartet, accompanying Chase, concentrates on contemporary chamber music in a variety of styles.
May 8, 7:30 p.m., Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford; tickets start at $32; live.stanford.edu.