Updated on 9/9/08

Upcoming and Past Performances of Works by Garry Eister

Upcoming Performances:

• SLEEP: A S'real V'dville
  -for storyteller, dancers, guitar orchestra and videosculptures
  -will be presented at Cal Poly Pomona
  -June 5th, 2009
  -more details to follow
  
  

Past Performances:

• Chasing Light
  -was performed by the SAN FRANCISCO GUITAR QUARTET
  -Friday, September 5th at 7 PM at Webster University
  -Community Music School Mainstage; St. Louis, MO
  
  
• Chasing Light
  -was performed by the SAN FRANCISCO GUITAR QUARTET
  -Saturday, September 6th for the Springfield Classical Guitar Society
  -at the First Presbyterian Church; Springfield, IL
  
  
• Chasing Light
  -was performed by the SAN FRANCISCO GUITAR QUARTET
  -Sunday, September 7th at Milikin University- Kauper Hall
  -Decauter, IL
  
  
• Chasing Light
  -was performed by the SAN FRANCISCO GUITAR QUARTET
  -Sunday Aug 10th, 2008 at the Old First Church
  -San Francisco, CA
  
  
• Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
  -for glass armonica solo
  -was performed by Dennis James
  -June 5 and 6, 2008
  -on concerts with the Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
  -at the Glenn Gould Studio in the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, Canada
  
  
• GE presented an eclectic recital of songs
  -featuring works by Purcell, Schubert, Dylan, Brel, Weill, GE and others
  -at 8 PM on Saturday, April 19th, 2008
  -at The Steynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was be performed by Lily Afshar
  -for the Orange County Guitar Circle
  -Saturday, 3/15/08 at 8 p.m.
  -at the Salmon Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music
  -at Chapman College in Orange, CA
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -for the Long Beach Classical Guitar Society
  -February 29, 2008
  -at St. Luke's Episcopal Church
  -Long Beach California
  
  
• An Evening of Music, Stories and Stories in Music
  - performed by GE on Saturday, January 19th, 2008
  -at The Steynberg Gallery
  -The evening included the premier performance of GE's song The Prisoner
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -for the Minnesota Guitar Society
  -at Sundin Hall in St. Paul, MN
  -on January 18th, 2008
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar (excerpt)
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -as part of a radio interview with Alison Young
  -on Minnesota Public Radio
  -on January 19th 2008
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -for the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society
  -at the Ethical Society Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO.
  -on January 26th, 2008
  
  
• Chasing Light
  -performed by The San Francisco Guitar Quartet
  -on January 5th at a private house concert in New Jersey
  -and January 6th, 2008
  -at the Winter Guitarfest
  -at the Roger Smith Hotel Penthouse; 47th and Lexington; New York, New York




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• GE was John Schneider's guest
  -on The Global Village
  -on KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles
  -Thursday, 11/8/07
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -for the Boston Classical Guitar Society
  -at the Old South Church in Boston, MA
  -on 11/4/07
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -at the First Parish Brewster in Brewster, MA
  -on 11/2/07
  
  
• GE was Hadley Osran's guest
  -on La Guitarra
  -on KCBX, 90.1 FM in San Luis Obispo, CA
  -Sunday, 10/21/07
  
  
• Fantasia on Morgh-eh-Sahar
  -was performed by Lily Afshar
  -at Vanderbilt University
  -on their Blair Global Music Series
  -9/15/07
  
  
• Recital of music for guitar and steel drums
  -with some songs by others and guitar solos by GE
  -with special guest PATTY DEE
  -concert included the premiers of
  
• Music for Steel Drums and Resonator Guitar
  
• Three Miniatures for Pan and Charango
  -and-
  
• Ariang and Sanjo
  -for resonator guitar in just intonation
  -at the Steynberg Gallery
  -Friday, August 31, '07
  
  
• The Glass Armonica opera
  -and-
  
• Like Writing on Water
  -were performed at Schloss Burgfarrnbach in Furth Germany on August 19th, '07
  -by the Sinfonia di Vetro
  -as a part of the Sommernachtspiele
  
  
• Toccata for solo electric guitar
  -was premiered by GE
  -at Cupertino Union Church, 6/24/07
  -at A Musical Tribute to Roger Letson
  
  
• Chasing Light
  -was premiered by the San Francisco Guitar Quartet
  -Sunday May 27th, 2007
  -at Old First Church, San Francisco, CA
  
  
• The Screaming Bunny
  -was at Carlotta's Passion
  -at 8PM on Saturday March 17th
  -in Eagle Rock (LA, CA)
  
  
• El Tigre- for solo guitar
  -Peter Yates, guitar
  -LA City College
  -11 am; Feb 20, '07
  
  
• El Tigre- for solo guitar
  -Peter Yates, guitar
  -Cal Poly Pomona Recital Hall
  -8 pm; Feb 16, '07
  
  
• El Tigre- for solo guitar
  -Peter Yates, guitar
  -UCLA Organ Studio
  -8pm, Feb 17
  
  
• Recital of guitar pieces by GE and songs by others
  -including the premiers of
  -Corbetta Non for baroque guitar
  -Joey's Hinky Rondo for prepared guitar
  -and
  -In December, We Wait, Distracted, Anxious for the Sun, for Light and Longer Days for resonator guitar
  -and performances of
  -Dos Canciones sin palabras for guitar
  -and some coffeehouse songs and poetry
  -at the Steynberg Gallery
  -Saturday January 13th, '07
  
  

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• The Glass Armonica- opera
  and
  Like Writing On Water
  -performed at the castle
  -in Bruchsal, Germany
  - by Sinfonia di vetro
  -November 18, '06
  -Sascha Reckert, producer
  
  
• Like Writing on Water
  -monodrama for mezzo soprano and instruments
  -performed by Sinfonia di vetro and Alexandra Paulmichl
  -Sascha Reckert, producer
  -October 3rd, '06
  
  
• The Screaming Bunny
  -at the Steynberg Gallery
  -1531 Monterey St.
  -San Luis Obispo, CA
  -Saturdays, 8/12/06 and 8/19/06; 8 PM
  
  
• Recital of guitar pieces and some coffee-house songs
  -by GE
  -at the Steynberg Gallery
  -Saturday July 15th, '06; 8 PM
  -included premiers of:
  -From a Small Room in Fading Sunlight for solo requinto
  and
  -I'll Never Play Like Munir Bashir for mariachi-style vihuela
  -and performances of
  -Morning Music
  -En la tarde
  and
  Whose Brighter Sun
  
  
• "Once before, Twice after"
  -a dance by choreographer Thaddeus Davis,
  -used some of the Quintet for Glass and Strings
  -at the Joyce Theater in NY, NY
  -6/29
  
  

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• Whose Brighter Sun-for Baroque guitar
  -and Morning Music- for solo requinto
  - James Edwards, guitar
  - Nov. 16th, '05
  - for the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society
  - Ashland, Oregon
  
  
• Morning Music-for solo requinto
  and
• Whose Brighter Sun-for Baroque guitar
  -James Edwards, guitar
  -La Guitarra California
  -Classical Guitar Festival
  -Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
  -Sept. 23rd, 7:00 PM
  
  
• Arirang and Refrain
  -for solo resonator guitar fretted in just intonation
  -John Schneider, guitar
  -La Guitarra California
  -Classical Guitar Festival
  -Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
  -Sept. 24th, 2:45 PM
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  -August 5th, 6th
  -Farhangsarayeh Niavaran
  -Teheran, Iran
  
  
• Just Strings
  - John Schneider et al were at the
  -Redcat Theater at Disney Hall
  -for a Harry Partch performance
  -as part of Microfest, 2005
  -6/20/05
  
  
• re. E.O. 9066
  -Words and Music about the internment of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry
  -many of them American citizens,
  -by the United States Government during WWII.
  -for Mezzo Soprano, Narrator and Orchestra
  -texts based on the experiences of Japanese-American internees during WWII.
  -San Luis Obispo Youth Orchestra
  -Kent Nagano, guest conductor
  -Jacalyn Kreitzer, mezzo soprano
  -Andrew Harp, narrator
  -7 P.M., June 18th, 2005
  -PAC, SLO
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  -Unitarian Universalist Church
  -Fresno, CA
  
  
• En la tarde
  and
  
• Dos canciones sin palabras
  -Jesus Saiz Huedo, guitar
  -official premier
  -May 16th, 12:30 PM
  -Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
  -Centro Superior Investigacion & Promocion de la Musica
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  - May 17th, 6 PM
  -Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
  -Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  -7:30 PM, April 15th
  -Jacksonville State University
  -Jacksonville, Alabama
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  -8 PM, March 20th
  -Dansk Guitar Selskab
  -Rundetaarn Bibliotekssal
  -Copenhagen, Denmark
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitar
  -official premier
  -8 PM, March 18th
  -Wigmore Hall
  -London, England
  
  
• En la tarde
  and
  
• Dos canciones sin palabras
  -Jesus Saiz Huedo, guitar
  -preview performance
  -8 PM, March 14th
  -Centro Asturiano de Madrid
  -C/ Farmacia 2, 28004 Madrid
  
  -Radio performance of
  
• Dos canciones sin palabras
  GE, guitar
  Music of the World's People hosted by Jim Dee
  Sunday, March 13th
  - KCBX, F.M., San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
  
  -Radio performances of
  
• En la tarde
  -GE, guitar
  -and-
• Again, Last Night, I Dreamt of the Ocean
  -Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, conductor
  -on Afternoon Classics, hosted by Andrew Harp, 1/24/05
  - KCBX, F.M., San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
  
  

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• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitarist
  -a preview performance
  -5 PM, Nov. 11th, '04
  - Muzeum Tecjniki
  - Warsaw, Poland
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitarist
  -a preview performance
  -6 PM, Nov. 13th
  -Gliwice International Guitar Festival
  -Gliwice, Poland
  
  
• Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Morgh-eh-Sahar: Bird of Dawn)
  -Lily Afshar, guitarist
  -a preview performance
  -Sardehgnia Festival
  -Sardeghinia, Italy
  -September, 04
  
  
• Bitter Music
  -GE, John Schneider and Just Strings
  -selections from Harry Partch's
  Bitter Music
  -at the REDCAT Theater in LA's new Disney Hall
  -Fri. June 11th, '04, 8 PM
  
  
• Bitter Music
  -on March 1st, '04
  -GE and John Schneider appeared at Mills College
  -doing the music of Harry Partch.
  
  

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• Radio Appearance
  -Linda Ronstadt and GE were guests
  -discussing "Cristal: Glass Music Through the Ages"
  -on Afternoon Classics hosted by Marisa Waddell
  -on Tuesday, September 30,'03
  -on KCBX, 90.1 FM in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.



• Quintet for Glass and Strings
  Prime Time!
  a couple of minutes of the Quintet provided background for a scene on
  CBS' hit series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Thursday, March 13th, '03, 9 P.M.
  
  

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• "Once before, Twice after"
  a dance by choreographer Thaddeus Davis,
  used some of the Quintet for Glass and Strings
  at a Dance Galaxy performance
  at Symphony Space, NYC; week of 6/25/02
  
  
• The Time Machine
  -an opera for children
  -Battles Elementary School
  -June 18th, AM, Battles School Cafeteria
  
  
• Audio Excursions
  An interview with Jim Dee, owner of the Palm Theater in San Luis Obispo
  Wednesday, April 3rd, 4:30 PM.
  KCBX. 90.1 FM in San Luis Obispo
  
  
• In-Store CD Promo
  -MAKING THE GLASS ALBUM (a talk about the same)
  -4 PM on 3/23/02 at Boo Boo Records in SLO, CA



• GE is guest artist with John Schneider's group Just Strings
  -at San Jose State's Harry Partch Centennial Celebration.
  -GE and John Schneider did excerpts from Partch's Bitter Music.
  -2/2/02.
  
  
• Radio appearance
  -GE and Dennis James were featured guests on John Schneider's Global Village
  -on KPFK, 90.7 FM, Los Angeles at 10 AM on Thursday, January 17th.




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• Afternoon Music
  -for cello and piano- Nancy Nagano and Kiyomi Kato
  - 11/28 on Afternoon Classics, hosted by Marisa Waddell
  - on KCBX 90.1 FM, SLO and Santa Barbara Counties



• Just Strings was at Sacramento State on 11/13/01
  -Performing the music of Harry Partch
  -as a part of Sac State's Festival of New American Music
  -GE and John Schneider did excerpts from Partch's Bitter Music.



• Afternoon Music
  -for cello and piano- Nancy Nagano and Kiyomi Kato
  -Atherton Art Center in Atherton, CA
  -9/30/01



• The Screaming Bunny Songs
  -The Complete Screaming Bunny, including the premier of part three
  -August Editions Gallery.
  -Saturday, June 23rd, '01, 8 PM
  -See the Bunny's picture on the | hee hee | page.



• Afternoon Music
  for cello and piano- Nancy Nagano and Kiyomi Kato
  7 PM, June 14th, '01 at Ars Locus, Kyoto, JAPAN



• Afternoon Music
  -for cello and piano
  -written for and performed by Nancy Nagano, cello, and Kiyomi Kato, piano
  -7:30 PM, Saturday, June 2nd, '01
  -Pacific Unitarian Church
  -Rancho Palos Verdes, CA



• METROPOLIS (the 1926 Fritz Lang classic silent film)
  accompanied by The Filmharmonia Duo (Dennis James, organ and GE, electronics)
  at the 44th annual SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
  on Friday April 20th at 7 PM at The Castro Theater in SF.



• Like Writing on Water
  -for mezzo soprano, piano and cello
  -preview
  -Sunday, April 8, 2001
  -Cal Poly Theater, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
  -and-
  -premier- Saturday, April 14, 2001 at -mezzo soprano Jacalyn Kreitzer accompanied by Susan Davies and Nancy Nagano
  
  

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• Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
  for solo Glass Armonica
  was performed by Dennis James
  at an evening concert on 1/13/00
  at the SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART



• Song and Dance
  for John Schneider and Just Strings
  trio for guitar, harp, percussion and electronics
  May 7th, 2000
  at this year's Microfest at Pierce College- Los Angeles



• The Insomniac, II- Love Song, Baby and The Screaming Bunny II- The Bunny Sings
  two pieces of performance art for actor, audio tracks and videosculptures
  8 PM, Halloween, 2000
  at the August Editions Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
  
  

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• Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
  for solo Glass Armonica
  was performed by Dennis James
  at an afternoon concert on 12/12/99
  at the Dabney Lounge at Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA
  
  
• The Screaming Bunny Songs and excerpts from The Landscape of Hell
  HALLOWEEN '99 at the new August Editions Gallery in The Creamery in San Luis Obispo, CA.
  
  
• Anonymous X episode of
  The Pictures in My Head Radio Theater
  was aired on KCBX 90.1 FM in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties (CA, USA)
  on Wed., October 6th at 9 P.M.
  visit KCBX here:
  KCBX 90.1 FM
  
  
• Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
  for solo Glass Armonica
  performed by Dennis James on 9/13/99
  at the Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori
  in Florence, Italy
  
  
• Anonymous X episode of
  The Pictures in My Head Radio Theater
  was aired in South Australia
  by Rod Lewis on his program Playtime on 93.7 FM in Adelaide
  on Tues. September 28
  
  
• The Insomniac episode of
  The Pictures in My Head Radio Theater
  was aired in South Australia
  by Rod Lewis on his program Playtime on 93.7 FM in Adelaide
  on 6/2/99



• Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
  for solo Glass Armonica
  was performed by Dennis James
  at an evening concert on 3/7/99
  at the SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
  and at an afternoon concert on 3/28/99
  at the L.A. COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
  (this concert was simulcast on KUSC)




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• Quintet for Glass and Strings for String Quartet and Glass Armonica
  was premiered at the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival
  on a concert featuring glass player extraordinaire Dennis James
  July 29, '98 at the San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center.
  
  
• Radio appearance
  GE was featured guest on John Schneider's Global Village on KPFA, Los Angeles; Thursday, July 16th from 10:00 AM to Noon.



• Missa Brevis for unaccompanied chorus (SATB with some divisi and tenor and baritone soloists) which was composed for Thomas Davies and his Polyphonics, was premiered (in its entirety) at the Cal Poly Choirs' Home Concert on 4/4/98 at SLO Performing Arts Center at 8 pm.


This group also performed the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus from Missa Brevis on their Spring Tour:


• 3/21/98, 7:30 PM
  St. Paul's Episcopal Church/Bakersfield, CA



• 3/22/98, 7:30 PM
  All Hallow's Catholic Church/ San Diego, CA



• 3/23/98, 7:30 PM
  Performing Arts Center/ Victor Valley College



• 3/24/98
  UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.



• The Kyrie and Gloria from were performed at the Chapman Festival
  2/27/98 at Chapman University in Orange, CA
  
  
• Sonatina for Marimba, Electronic Reverb and Tape
  was performed by percussionist, Douglas Ovens
  on a program entitled Mallet Kat and Music Mouse
  
  1/24/98 at 8 PM at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA
  -and-
  2/1/98 at 1 PM at the Allentown Art Museum
  Allentown, PA




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• The Screaming Bunny Songs
  was performed by GE on 11/8/97 (during Sacramento's Second Saturday art scene) at Ed Claudio's Actor's Workshop, Sacramento, CA
  
  
• Incidental Music for The Merchant Of Venice
  Presented by the Northwest Shakespeare Ensemble
  Seattle, WA
  October 31st to November 22nd, '97
  
  



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