In 1963 composer-performers Philip Corner, Malcolm Goldstein, and James Tenney founded Tone Roads, an ensemble and concert series that took as its starting point American experimentalist masters such as Ives, Ruggles, Cowell, and Varèse, and extended to contemporary figures such as Cage, Feldman, Earle Brown, Messiaen, and Webern, as well as the ensemble’s members.
Following our presentation of EXTRADITION PLAYS CORNER in 2023 and EXTRADITION PLAYS GOLDSTEIN in 2024–25, we will complete our tribute to these three great masters of the American experimental tradition by presenting EXTRADITION PLAYS TENNEY, with concerts in January and February 2026.
CONCERT #1: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Koan (1971) for violin
Cellogram (1971) for cello
Beast (1971) for double bass
Having Never Written a Note for Percussion (1971) for tam-tam
For Percussion Perhaps, Or . . . (night) (1971) for unspecified solo or ensemble
Harmonium #2 (1977) for guitar duo
To Weave (a Meditation) (2003) for piano
CONCERT #2: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Timbre Ring (1971) for ensemble
Swell Piece (1967) for ensemble
Swell Piece 2 (1971) for ensemble
Swell Piece 3 (1971) for ensemble
Saxony (1978) for saxophones with tape delay system
Both concerts at Leaven Community, 5431 NE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Doors 7pm, music 7:30pm
Performers and other details to be announced. Programs subject to change.