Several evening-length works have been written by Rhys Chatham for 100 electric guitars, bass and drums, the first of which was entitled AN ANGEL MOVES TOO FAST TO SEE. So far, we've performed it in at l'Aéronef in Lille, the Strasbourg Musica Festival, Montréal Musique Actuelles / New Music America, as well as in other venues in France, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, England, Scotland and Portugal. We bring a small team of musicians and technicians from Paris and New York to the host city. The 100 guitarists are recruited locally and are split up into four smaller groups. The 4 guitarists of our ensemble then teach their parts to the local musicians.
100 local musicians meeting and playing together every day for a week! During this week, we become a small community of sorts. There is a real feeling of musical fellowship and camaraderie that develops. In a special modal tuning, the music can be played by serious amateurs. Each of the seven sections of the composition exploits a different playing technique, so the music is a learning experience for everyone.
It has never been a problem in any of the 14 cities we have played in to find electric guitarists. Because we are using local musicians, all their friends come to the performances, so in addition to audiences that would normally come to hear our music, we also have theirs. Our audience attendance averages about 1000 per night (and has been as many as 3000), even in countries where we have no record distribution. The goodwill generated toward the producers as a result of involving the local community in a concert like this has been enormous.
Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar
Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar
Robin Lyon (FR,USA)- el. guitar
Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar
Ernest Brooks III (USA) - el. bass
Jonathan Kane (USA) - drums
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Michel Bonhoure (FR) - chief sound engineer
Stan Pressner (USA) - lighting
Lille, France L'aéronef - 23, 24, 25 November 1989
Dunkerque, France Art'Rivages - 22 September 1990
Montréal, Canada New Music America/ Montrál musiques
actuelles, Club Métropolis, 31 October 1990
Suresnes, France Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, 14, 15
December 1990
Marne-la-Vallée, France La Ferme du Buisson, 28, 29 March
1991
Strasbourg, France Musica Festival, Entrepôts Kronenbourg - 25
September 1991
Mulhouse, France Musica Festival, Musée du Chemin de Fer 26
September 1991
Brisbane, Australia The Brisbane Biennial, City Hall Auditorium, 4,5
June 1993
Berlin, Germany Freunde Güter Musik, 16, 17 June 1993
Cherbourg, France Théâtre de Cherbourg - 3, 4 July
1993
London, England Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre -8, 9 August
1994
Milan, Italy Teatro Simeraldo - 16 March 1995
Palermo, Italy Teatro di Verduraa di Villa Castelnuovo - 28 June
1995
Glasgow, Scotland Mayfest, King's Theatre - 7 May 1996
Lisbon, Portugal Monumental '96 - 12 November 1996
Note: this is a page under construction and the names of all 1600 guitarists who have played with us so far have not yet been entered. Thank you for your patience.
Produced by Associaçao Cultral Saldanha - Coordinator - Rafael Toral
Conductor: Rhys Chatham - el. bass: Ernest Brooks III - drums: Jonathan Kane
soprano 1 - Section Leader: Kent Condon
Augusto Sanches, Bruno Alves, Carlos, Cristovao, Carlos Henriques, Clqudio Oliveira, Daniel Soares, Eduardo Bomba, Fernando Guiomar, Fernando Sa, Gonçalo Falcao, Gustavo, Joao Morais, Jorge Pinheiro, Leandro Barros, Luis Aires, Marco Pereira, Miguel Toast, Miguel Menezs, Nelson Gasoline, Nuno Leao, Nuno Silva, Nuno Rebelo, Pedro Miguel, Ricardo Cabanelas, Joni
Soprano 2 - Section Leader: Dominique Pichon
Alberto Monteiro, Bruno Henriques, Elidio Olas, Hugo Rodrigues, Joao Salsa, Joao Pedro Santos, Jorge Marques, José Mendes, Luis Figueira, Miguel Alfonso, Pedro Alcada, Pedro Baptista, Pedro Santos, Ricardo Pires, Rodrigo Dias, Sérgio Fernandes, Victor Ennes
Alto 1 & 2 - Section Leader: Robin Lyon
Carlos Luz, Joao Pepe, Bruno Valante Joao Barroso, Fiavio Costa, Orlando Neves, Hugo Alves, Luis Garcia, Antonio Gil, Pedro Carvalhal, Joprge Ferraz, Joao Filipe Araujo, To Trips, Jorj, Manuel Tiago, Pedro Nuno Galvao, José Guilherme Hall.
Tenor 1 & 2 - Section Leader: Jean-François Pauvros
André pinhead Carvalho, André Ruivo, Bruno Duarte, Cajo May On Haze, Carlos Seia, Cecilia Costa, Chicote, Frederico, Joao Leopoldo, Luis Manso, Mariana, Mario Gil, Miguel, Paulo Silvestre, Rui Miguel Filipe, Rule Praça, Sergio, Sergio Lemos, Rafael Toral, Pedro Ribeiro, Rui Afonso, Sylvie Violan
Guitar Centet Guitarists:
Manuel Mota, Clockwork - Joao Santos, Carlos "Pastel" Lobo, Hugo Lima.
Producer: Mayfest '96 - Guitar Coordinator: Tom Rafferty
Winner of the prestigious "Spirit of Mayfest '96" Award (given by The Herald)!
Conductor: Rhys Chatham with Ernest Brooks III on electric bass and Jonathan Kane on drums.
Kent Condon (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1
Dominique Pichon (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 2
Robin Lyon (FR)- el. guitar: alto 1 & 2
Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1 & 2
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Michel Bonhoure - sound engineer
Guitarists from the region of Glasgow:
John Allen, Ian Barbour, Cameron Blackwood, Gordon Bone, Steven Boyle, Joe Broadley, Peter Broadley, James Bullen, Ian Burnside, Greg Byrne, Jim Byrne, Eddie Caims, Joe Callagan, Iain Carleton, Jim Catterson, Allan Cochtrane, Neil Constable, Colin Davis, Alan Dick, Paul Docherty, Neill Dunnachie, Nicolas Dunn, Dan Dyer, Michael Fainbaim, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Graham Fleming, Paul Foley, Ian Forbes, Jim Gardner, Roger Gardner, Robert Geary, Stephan Gavigan, Robert Goldie, Robert Graham, Colin Gunning, Peter Halleron, Barry Harper, Jamie Harris, Mark Harrison, Stuart Harrison, Stewart Horn, Mark Hughes, Kevin Jamieson, Paul Jamison, Robert Jones, Gordon Kerr, Paul Kidd, Gavin Land, Jeremy Levy, David MacDonald, Calum McLean, Robert Mayle, John Tom McCrea, Neill McDermolt, Grant McGarry, Joe McGinty, Frankie McIntyre, Alasdair McIver, Eugene McLaughlin, Kenneth McEwan, Mark McWhirter, Graeme Miller, Brian Munro, Gavin Morton, Bob Murphy, Andrew Murray, Graeme Murray, Ivan Nesbit, Douglas Noble, Vivienne O'Brian, Cemal Ozturk, Alan Pickering, Eric Poterfield, Joe Quinn, Tom Rafferty, Tom Richardson, Thomas Robertson, Scott Rigg, David Ritchie, David Rodger, John Rooney, Donald Shields, James Slaven, Alan Stewart, Gabriel Teleman, Ralph Turner, Euan Varney, Colin Walker, Derek Webster, Mark Whitelaw, Rhys Williams, Jon Wilson
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1
Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar: soprano 2
Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar: alto 1 & 2
Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1 & 2
Ernest Brooks III (USA) - el. bass
Jonathan Kane (USA) - drums
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Thierry GUIOT (F) - sound technician
Guitarists from the region of Palermo (in random non-alphabetical
order):
Sergio Laviola, Giuseppe Patti, Antonio Raimondi, Mario Pellegno, Vaccaro Sergis, Sergio Munato, Giuseppe Lomeo, Garofalo Domenico, Francesco Guaiana, Fabio Rapisarda, Nicotra Giuseppe, Rodolfo Nappo, Antonio Saladino, Francesco D'Alessandro, Lillo Cacciatore, Vincenzo Calogiero Falletta, Riccardo Bertolino, Stefano Midulla, Piero di Stefano, Antonino Surdi, Rosario Vella, Daniele Crisci, Roberto Gerosa, Alberio di Marzo, Vincenzo Prestiglacomo, Denetrio Prestigioesin, Giovanni Azzolina, Giancarlo Aguglia, Giuseppe Nasta, Pasqualino Costa, Francesco Meione, Emanuele Nicosia, Nicola Marcuese, Tommaso Marchesa, Marco Amico, Orazio Peres, Gerlando Ignone, Riccardo Manuele, Marco Lo Curcio, Giuseppe Montalbano, Alfonso Sinno, Silvio Campione, Paolo Sanfilippo, Roberto Neri, Salvatore Amorirello, Mirro Cirrone, Antonino Landolina, Lucade Bernardis, Eugenio Iacono, Novello Vincents, Nicolo Terrasi, Mario Molino, Ranato Cardella, Fabrizio Sailis, Domenico Saceone, gostino Schiano, Alessandro Meli, Dario Ingrassia, Massimo Cali, Lorenzo Laudicina, Rafaele Santonastaso, Maurizio Sferrazza, Sergio Callarelli, Alessandro Leone, Giancarlo Patelmo, Antonino Randazo, Marco Trapawi, Dorotea Pace, Carlo Nouita, Serraino Livio, Sergio Calacione, Lorenzo Colella, Leandro Lo Bianco, Nicolosi Madcello, Carlo Palumbo, Mirko Arnone, Claudio Guaia, Fabio Schimmenti, Emiliano Santoro, Marco Graziano, Francesco Riela, Stefano Fabiane, Seggio Domenico, Luigi Farantino, Gabriele Salvaggio, Marco Alessi, Alberto di Rosa, Roberto De Peltro, Gerlando Prestigiacomo.
Conductor: Rhys Chatham with Ernest Brooks III on electric bass
and Jonathan Kane on drums.
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1
Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar: soprano 2
Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar: alto 1 & 2
Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1 & 2
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Fabio Lannino (IT) - road manager
Guitarists from the region of Milan (in alphabetical order):
This was a really great band. The concert was almost flawless on a
technical level and absolutely perfect on an emotional level! We
recorded the concert, but unfortunately the tape didn't work out due
to technical problems.
Lorenzo Alberti, Riccardo Ampollini, Flavio Ancora, Marco Agazzi, Pietro Bagnoli, Roberto Bertoni, Stefano Bobbio, Jean-Philippe Bordoni, Roberto Brambilla, Stefano Brembilla, Paolo Broggi, Andrea Brusadelli, Carmine Buoninconti, Alessandro Capozzo, Fabio Cardoni, Carole Gabriele, Elia Carrara, Giogio Casadei, Michele Catarisano, Rocco Cavallard, Luca Cavalli, Martino Cavanna, Lisa Cerri, Nicola Cesared, Davide Cherobini, Marco Colli, Giancarlo Collora, Andrea Crawford, Alberto Cutolo, Andrea Daloiso, Pasquale de Fina, Mario della Peruta, Giuseppe Dieni, Domenico di Francesco, Giuseppe di Muro, Fabrizio Esegio, Lorenzo Ferrario, Tobia Fossati, Pierangelo Frugnoli, Guido Genovesi, Carlo Gerosa, Nicola Gibertini, Marco Giustetto, Ben Noubi Hamida, Antonello Iannello, Giuseppe Ielasi, Frederico Janni, Giuseppe Lanni, Stefano La Tragna, Ivano Maggi, Carlo Maggioni, Graziano Marcis, Luciano Margorani, Carlo Matichecchia, Menafra Aniello, Fabio Mileto, Rosario Moschitta, Marco Morgioni, Danilo Nassaro, Paolo Noseda, Lelio Padovani, Tommaso Pedriali, Carlo Peroli, Maurizio Plate, Giovanni Pollizzi, Francesco Pomati, Andrea Quartarone, Matteo Roberti, Luciano Rollo, Lorenzo Sacco, Achille Scipilliti, Antonio Sechi, Attilio Songia, Alberto Sozzi, Roberto Stasi, Oliver Steffan, Martino Tansini, Diego Tribuzio, Marco Valugani, Giacomo Zadro, Rossano Zinico, Alvise Zuppani.
This concert was produced by Michael Morris and Cultural Industry.
Conductor: Rhys Chatham with Ernie Brooks on electric bass and Jonathan Kane on drums.
Section Leaders:
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1;
Kent Condon (FR, USA) el. guitar: soprano 2;
Dominique Pichon (FR)-; el. guitar: alto 1 & 2;
Jean-François Pauvros (FR);- el. guitar: tenor 1 & 2;
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Tim Sheridon: Guitar Coordinator,
Kate Maxwell: Floor Manager,
Simon Byford: Production Coordinator
Ian Beswick: Lighting Designer
Tim Foster: Sound Consultant Jeremy:
Onstage Monitor
Special thanks to Ernie Ball for 1,800 guitar strings,
Bob Wooton for four guitar loans,
Gibson UK for four amp loans
Tobi Mannouris for audition assistance.
The 101 guitarists from the United Kingdom (in non-alphabetical order):
soprano 1 guitars:
Jake Zaitz, Ray Harborne, Sebastian Vittorini, Paul Reeson, Andrew Harding, Nicholas Tsoutsos, James Sedwards, Simon Frensby, Matthew Stuttard, Philip Archer, Tim Cheatle, Dave Bessell, Jan Bugaiski, Simon Baisley, Tom Barwood, Ian Short, Richard Birch, Stefan Olsdal, Chris Hargrave, Lindsay Higgs, Nigel Webb (1), Gerry Collins
Soprano 2 guitars,
Steve Jarosz, John Laidlaw, Mike Kosh, Charlie Casey, Tobi Mannouris, Daniel Hart, Mihai Cucos, Graham Painting, David Cambell, Dominic Redsall, Will Prentice, Stephen Mallaghan,
Nick Schad, Paul Lempert, Ian MacPherson, Albrecht Stewen
Alto 1 guitars:
Ellen King, Bob Wootton, Andy Astle, Duncan MacDougall, Leigh Banton, Paul Newman, Eddie Reasey, Neil MacKay, J.J. Jackson, David Gilchrist, Chris Harrop, Brian Molko
Alto 2 guitars:
Peter Baker, Sasha Colgate, Nigel Webb (2), Oliver Thorton, Howard Toshman, Adam Antonszewski, Malcom Lane, Karl Blake, Ram Orion, Stevie Klasson, Richard Famous, Jo Setters, Matt Colthup, Ben Greenwood, Doctor Octave, Ben Mark, Tony Marchant, Andy Murrain
Tenor 1 guitars:
Neyl Horsley, David Allen, Sarah Goodall, Eamonn O'Brian, Daimien Wells, Edward Grant, Jason Mills, Bruce O'Connor, Neville McDermont, Tomakatzzu Date
Tenor 2 guitars:
Nina Canal, Robert Sheils, Vi Subversa, Andy Jeffreys, Marco DeLuca, Matt Allen, Jade Wilson, David Bird, Andy Rowlands, John Woods, Richard Booth, Marcia, John Mckay, Toay Irving, Peter Sawtell
Conductor: Rhys Chatham
with Ernest Brooks III on electric bass and François Causse on drums.
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1; Zolton Farkas (HG) - el. guitar: soprano 2; Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar: alto 1; Philippe Rey (FR)- el. guitar: alto 2; Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1; Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 2; Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director; Michel Bonoure - sound engineer
The guitarists (in random order):
Jean-François Nogues, Eric Lernier, Jérôme Lechateaux, Renald Adam, Didier violette, Jacques Leroy, Vincent Warneys, Laurent Benon, Fabrice Le Roy, Eric Bruno, Franck Costenti, Mickael Loupey, Philippe Née, Hugues Letort, Vincent Bouscaud, Sylvain Chambaz, Jérôme Jacquelin, Jérôme Vastel, David Bellot, Olivier Renouf, Vincent Gallis, Jérôme Denancé, David Laroquelle, Ludovic Bruneaux, Claude Swumiski, Pierre Floch, Xavier Lefol, Cyriac Schultz, Yannick Bourdon, Erick Havard, Philippe Lemarchand, Stéphane thomas, Isabelle Alphonse, Ismael de Saint-Léger, Stéphane Henrion, Patrick Mirault, gilles Remy, Cyril Lefranc, Sébastien Clouet, Hubert Maillot, Ludovic Bonnemains, Roland Makaroff, Herve Provost, Anne Bouzon, Benoit Berseron
Conductor: Rhys Chatham
with Ernie Brooks on electric bass and Jonathan Kane on drums.
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1
Zolton Farkas (HG) - el. guitar: soprano 2
Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar: alto 1
Philippe Rey (FR)- el. guitar: alto 2
Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1
Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 2
Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director
Michel Bonhoure - sound engineer
The 100 guitarists from Berlin:
Achim Treu, Alexander Mohr, Andi Hahn, Andreas Kloor, Antonio Pujante, Anuschka Guttzeit, Armin Gollmer, Bernhard Trautwein, Bob Romanowski, Christian Behrend, Christian Freitag, Christian Heitmann, Christoph Püchel, Claus S. Faltin, David Nolte, David Pittaway, David Ruschendorf, Dietmar Dinklage, Dino Dornis, Eric Lahmann, Felix Affeld, Florian Kichler, Frank Gaebler, Frank Lenz, Frederick Groeger, Hans-Jürgen Kautz, Hartmut Stimpel, Heiko Ehrhard, Heiko Voigt,HubertSchindler, Hubertus Hildenbrand, Jan Peter, Jan Stolterfoht, Jens Kurreck, Jesko Hermey, Johannes Hätscher, Johannes Labisch, Jürgen Schulze-Seeger, Kai Royer, Kalle Grünewald, Karen Rauch, Klaus Kiewning, Luc Döbereiner, Lutz Kreisel, Lutz Wernicke, Markus Ammon, Markus Letzner, Martin Wegener, Mathias Wendt, Michael Döhnert, Michael Roth, Nico Schmidt, Oliver Baumann, Peer Hunsicker, Pit Mischke, Ralf Michlenz, Ralf Schleicher, Raphael Ackermann, Reemt Ulrich, Richard Putz, Rüdiger Junkereit, Sabine Resag, Sebastian Trinks, Stefan Herzig, Thomas Claviez, Thomas Maier, Thomas Piper, Thomas Weskott, Tito Knapp-Toblerone, Torsten Uhlmann, Wolfgang Bartels, Wolfgang Stoye, and late arrivals.
(list is in preparation)
Conductor: Rhys Chatham with Ernest Brooks III on electric bass and François Causse on drums.
Claude Alvarez-Péreyre (FR) - el. guitar: soprano 1; Zolton Farkas (HG) - el. guitar: soprano 2; Kent Condon (FR, USA) - el. guitar: alto 1; Philippe Rey (FR)- el. guitar: alto 2; Jean-François Pauvros (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 1; Dominique Pichon (FR)- el. guitar: tenor 2; Pascal Bence (FR) - technical director; Michel Bonoure - sound engineer
The guitarists (in alphabetical order):
Maurice Ambiehl, Jean-Marie Angster, Christophe Auriac, Daniel Bauer, chantal Bonne, Alain Benedick, Alex Bianchi, Didier Boenele, Philippe Bouhelier, Philippe Brecl, Roland Buhl, Philippe Burger, François Clauder, Raphael Corbion, Olivier Cosnier, Vanessa Courtois, Philippe Delaume, Michael Derotus, Roland Dinckel, Nicolas Dipenta, Jean Dobrota, David Dreyfus, Gildas Ducomet, Pierre Finck, Serge Fleischmann, Didier Frichet, Jean-Louis Frick, Jean-François Gallé, Christophe Gallo, Michel Genlis, Eric Gérard, Patrick Gilly, Luc Glattfelder, Alain, Gravier, Frank Guene, David Haas, Gérard Hartz, Régine Heintz, Jean-François Hirtz, Frédéric Iogna, Robert Jamann, Nicolas Khalili, Christophe Klein, Brice Koeller, Christophe Lanniel, Philippe Laureau, Roland Ley, Patrick Lichte, Patrick Liger, Jean-Claude Lux, Serge Macri, Thierry Meyer, Daniel Meyer, Gilles Mislin, François Morgenthaler, Patrick Mouttet, Pierre Munch, Alexandre Ney, Thierry Oerther, François Oléo, Pedro Ortega, Christian Ott, Jean-Claude Parenty, Jean-Michel Peinchina, André Pelerin, Nicolas Pelletier, Marc Petit, François Philippon, Emmanuel Pinteaux, Hari Pyamootoo, Simon Ralambo, Francis Rau, Jean-Luc Reber, Luc Robuschi, Eric Scandella, Dominique Schaerer, Daniel Schmitt, Dominique Schneider, Alain Schuller, Philippe Sciglitano, Christian Seitz, Jean-Pierre Siess, Yann Siptrott, Daniel Sobler, Chritian Spenle, Jean-Marc Staub, Franck Steimle, Alain Steininger, Denis Steinmetz, Jean-Luc Stoll, Sven thiriet, Philippe Vieuxmaire, Laurent Vinclaire, Philippe Vozelle, Dany Weibel, Michel Weimert, Alexandre Wimmer, Olivier Zimheld.
This page was last updated on 23 August 2000. wW hope to have the work of udating the list of the guitarists who played with us in the other cities in the near future
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