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 17, 2026

To Weave (a Meditation) (2003) for piano

For Percussion Perhaps, or . . . (1971) for unspecified solo or ensemble

Improvisation for Cello (1956) for cello

Koan (1984) for violin

Harmonium #2 (1977) for guitar duo

Beast (1971) for amplified double bass

CONCERT #2: Saturday, Febuary 21, 2026

Poem (1955) for flute

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

Performers to be announced. Programs subject to change.