The World Upside Down

Liner notes:
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THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN by Glenn Branca

1. FIRST MOVEMENT 4:43 (The Temple of Venus, Part I)
2. SECOND MOVEMENT 4:29 (The Temple of Venus, Part II)
3. THIRD MOVEMENT 6:27
4. FOURTH MOVEMENT 8:53
5. FIFTH MOVEMENT 7:56
6. SIXTH MOVEMENT (Fluid Density) 4:03
7. SEVENTH MOVEMENT (Polyhymnia) 5:48

The World Premiere of The World Upside Down was on November 14, 16 & 17, 1990
at Het Muziektheater, AMsterdam and was performed by The Noordhollands Philharmonisch
Orkest, conducted by Glen Cortese. The composer would like to thank Pieter Hofmanfor
making these performances possible.

The New York premiere was on February 15 & 17, 1991 at City Center and was performed
by The New York Chamber Sinfonia, conducted by Glen Cortese. The World Upside Down
was recorded in February, 1991 at Clinton Sound Studios, NYC and mixed at Sorcerer
Sound, NYC (with thanks to the Mary Flagler Cary Trust). Recording produced by Wharton
Tiers, mixed by Patrick Derivaz.

THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN is dedicated to Raoul Vaneigem and his "Book of Pleasures",
from which the title is taken.

Commissioned by E. Monte Motion, Inc., Elisa Monte, Artistic Director (with the assistance
of a major grant from Meet The Composer).

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THE NEW YORK CHAMBER SINFONIA
Glen CORTESE, Music Director

Violin
Byron Tauchi, concertmaster
Odette Burger, associate concertmaster
Ryo Fukuda
Nancy Lederer
Karen Noble
Lynn Masciarelli
Elizabeth Overweg, principal second
Gregor Kitzis
Shirie Gale
Jeptha Bernstein
Rong Hui Chen

Viola
Carl Johansen, principal
Joseph Nigro
Thomas Kluge
Lea Slusher
Barry Stern
Amy Leonard

Cello
Dorothy Lawson, principal
Nancy Ives
Matthew Goeke
Xiao Jun Wang
Michelle Larson
Paige Stockley

Bass
Robert Johnston, principal
Mark McCormick
Victor Rice
Nicole Castleberry

Flute
Bradley Garner, principal
Norma Latuchie

Oboe
Mark Snyder, principal
Kathryn Engelhardt

Clarinet
David Stanton, principal
Denise Hoff
Daniel Spitzer

Bass Clarinet
Anthony Brackett
Kathlenn Holcomb

Bassoon
Jean Cortese, principal

Horn
Alan Brown, principal
Sarah Della Posta
Luisa Mazzoni
Lois Ash

Percussion
Dominic Donato
Frank Cassara
Christopher Nappi

Keyboards
Allison Voth
Christopher Vassiliades

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Music by Glenn Branca
Choreography by Elisa Monte
Set Design by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
Lighting Design by Craig Miller
Additional Choreography by David Brown
Conductor: Glen Cortese
Music performed by THE NEW YORK CHAMBER SINFONIA
Photos of the Ballet by Michael Moran
Photos of Glenn Branca by Joachim Riedl
Sleeve Design by PMFroehle for Atavistic

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