Oboom Links

With Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, the French ensemble Links presents a classic of the 20th century. Music for 18 Musicians is approximately 55 min utes long. The first sketches were made for it in May 1974 and it was completed in March 1976. Although its steady pulse and rhythmic energy re- late to many of my earlier works, its instrumentation, structure and harmony are new.

With Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, the French ensemble Links presents a classic of the 20th century. Music for 18 Musicians is approximately 55 min utes long. The first sketches were made for it in May 1974 and it was completed in March 1976. Although its steady pulse and rhythmic energy re- late to many of my earlier works, its instrumentation, structure and harmony are new.

Created in 1971 for percussion and voice, 'Drumming' represented a turning point in the compositional style of American innovator Steve Reich. Ensemble Links gives the listeners at the Philharmonie de Paris a new perspective of Reich's minimalist music. 'Drumming in Motion' is a staged interpretation, bringing the musicians into the audience space.