Roulette celebrates the occasion of Terry Riley’s 90th birthday with two major works, generative open scores written 60 years apart.  To begin the night, Claire Chase gives a solo performance of The Holy Liftoff (2024), premiered as part of her Density 2036 project.  The 21st NYC IN C, our city’s longest-running annual presentation of Riley’s legendary In C (1964), will follow.  Organized by musicians Nick Hallett and Zach Layton, the concert brings together a diverse cross-section of the instrumentalists, improvisers, composers, technologists, and vocalists that make up the experimental music ecosystem.

21st-annual NYC IN C lineup
(subject to change)

Ryan Sawyer drums
Nava Dunkelman percussion
Michael Harrison piano
Marina Rosenfeld piano
Luke Stewart bass
Zach Layton 17-String bass
Wendy Eisenberg guitar
Joel Harrison guitar
David Watson guitar
Kramer piccolo bass
Claire Chase flute
Laura Cocks flute
Patrick Holmes clarinet
Ned Rothenberg clarinet
Sara Schoenbeck bassoon
Ingrid Laubrock saxophone
Matana Roberts saxophone
Kevin Sun saxophone
Jeff Tobias saxophone
Amir ElSaffar trumpet
Ben Neill trumpet
Kyra Sims French horn
Jay Rozen tuba
Sam Kulik trombone
Chris McIntyre trombone
Reut Regev trombone
Hahn Rowe violin
Erica Dicker violin
Jessica Pavone viola
Alex Waterman cello
Tomeka Reid cello
Luke Dubois electronics
Cenk Ergün electronics
Yuka Honda electronics
Paula Matthusen electronics
Matt Mehlan electronics
Phong Tran electronics
Catherine Brookman voice
Sophia Brous voice
Raquel Acevedo Klein voice
Paul Pinto voice
Aviva Jaye voice
Nick Hallett voice
Du Yun voice
Zeena Parkins accordion

Visuals and livestream directed by Joshua White/Joshua Light Show

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.