Recorded in Chapelle des Brigittines, May 31st, 1997
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ICTUS: Miquel Bernat, percussion Gery Cambier, percussion, double bass
Frédérique Cambrelaing, harp François Deppe, cello Dirk Descheemaeker, clarinets
Jan-Hub Naes, guitar Gerrit Nulens, percussion Georges-Elie Octors, percussion, double bass Jean-Luc Plouvier, piano
Philippe Thuriot, accordion Piet Van Bockstal, oboe George van Dam, violin Takashi Yamane, clarinets
& BLINDMAN KWARTET:
Véronique Delmelle, Cesarius Gadzina, Luk Mishalle, Eric Sleichim (saxophones)
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Live stereo recording by Robert Pirotte
Overdubs recorded by Jarek Frankowski
Edited by Jean-Luc Plouvier
Dan Collins: Last year I went to the Los Angeles Downtown Public Library, checked out a copy of your In C on CD, and somehow lost it on the way to the car. They charged me thirty dollars to replace it! Do you think it was really worth that much?
Terry Riley: Which version did you get? There’s about 25 versions out there. There are some versions out there that I think would definitely be worth it. One would be the Ictus Ensemble from Belgium. The Bang on a Can version. And the Paul Hillier Ensemble version.
D.C: What’s the worst version of your music you’ve ever heard?
Terry Riley: Ha ha—I don’t think I can answer that! There’ve been so many versions of In C that people have done who didn’t quite understand the piece, or at least didn’t have the right forces together to really make it work. But that’s fine, too—because one of the great things about In C is that it brings people together in a group. So even if you don’t succeed, at least you’ve had a communal experience!