PGLRG
PGLRG performing at the final berkeley arts show (2016) photo by lenny gonzalez
HISTORY
When Matthew Sperry was taken from us in 2005, I organized a large ensemble that performed at the first annual Sperry Festival, dedicated to the memory of our dear friend who died in a tragic bicycle accident. Years have passed and the group has played at subsequent MS festivals and other bay area performance spaces, concert series and community events. Since its inception, I have called up on OrcheSperry to realize these compositions. I am honored that a committed group of outstanding performers have remained motivated to show up and breathe life into this aspect of my work. Since the group has always been a changing roster of players, and no particular fixture has remained other than myself, it didn't seem selfish to carry on thinking of whatever new version of the group was under my creative supervision, since I have remained the principle organizer for over a decade.
SAINT PETERSBURG FOR PG LRG - premiered at Center for New Music November 2019
EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA SENORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES DEL RIO PORCIUNCULA for PGLRG MAP SCORE in six parts
PART ONE - ENSEMBLE - LAND GRAB
PART TWO - PERCUSSION - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
PART THREE - WINDS - LANDMARKS
PART FOUR - ELECTRONICS - WATER SYSTEMS
PART FIVE - STRINGS - AIR QUALITY
PART SIX - VOICES - HISTORIES
photos from the premiere in celebration of PG's 61st birthday @the uptown oakland by lenny gonzalez
danishta rivero-castro, claudia la rocco
sarah cargil, kevin corcoran, tom djll
gabby fluke-mogul, tom djll, matt ingalls,
karen stackpole, mika persdotter, mark clifford
david boyce, thomas dimuzio
suki o'kane, kim nucci, sarah cargill
matt ingalls, karen stackpole, mika persdotter
tim perkis, john shiurba, evelyn davis
kim nucci, aurora josephson, tom djll, gabby fluke-mogul
karen stackpole, mark clifford, sheldon brown
mark clifford, john shiurba
evelyn davis, lisa mezzacappa
gabby fluke-mogul, kim nucci, thomas dimuzio, sarah cargill
tom djll, mika persdotter, matt ingalls, kevin corcoran sheldon brown, karen stackpole, john shiurba, mark clifford
tom djll, mika persdotter, matt ingalls, cory wright
jacob felix heule, crystal pascucci, sheldon brown,
karen stackpole, john shiurba, mark clifford, tim perkis
grateful like lilies for all who came and played so beautifully,
to all of those who listened - and to robbin and the crew @the uptown