Two American contemporaries
Subtitle: four premieres
Contributors: Orloff, Penny, performer; Carno, Zita, performer; Leonard, Ronald (Cellist), performer; Harmon, Thomas, performer; Shepherd, Scott Lawrence, performer; Gray, Gary (Clarinetist), performer; Stevens, Delores, performer; Grayson, Richard, 1941- performer; Savage, Susan, performer; Bond, Victoria; Bond, Victoria; Gilbert, Pia, 1921-2018; Gilbert, Pia, 1921-2018
Series: Royal blue series; Royal blue series
Publisher: Protone Records
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Format: [sound recording] :
Subjects: Prepared piano music; Musical settings; Suites (Pianos (3), clarinet); Cello music; Percussion and organ music; Songs (High voice) with piano
Notes: The 1st work is for soprano and piano; the 2nd work is for solo violoncello; the 3rd work is for percussion and organ; the 4th work is a suite for clarinet, two pianos, and prepared piano.

Words of the 1st work by Wallace Stevens.

"This recording is a tribute to the Decade of Women, 1975-1985"--Container.

Eds. recorded: Seesaw Music Corp. (1st work); A. Broude (2nd work); C.F. Peters (3rd-4th works).

Text of the 1st work printed on container.

Penny Orloff, soprano; Zita Carno, piano (1st work); Ronald Leonard, violoncello (2nd work); Thomas Harmon, organ; Scott Shepherd, percussion (3rd work); Gary Gray, clarinet; Delores Stevens, Richard Grayson, pianos; Susan Savage, prepared piano (4th work).

The 1st-2nd works recorded at the Wilshire Methodist Church, Los Angeles; The 3rd work recorded at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles; the 4th work recorded at Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Table of contents: title: Peter Quince at the clavier (15:43) ; Monologue (3:00) / Victoria Bond; title: Transmutations (11:40) ; Interrupted suite (11:10) / Pia Gilbert.