Poppy @88″ – Terry Riley’s 88th Birthday Global Celebration

On the occasion of Terry Riley’s 88th birthday, MIT Sounding and ContaQt are set to host a celebratory event that will truly reverberate across the globe. A community of 88 talented musicians hailing from six continents will assemble for an unforgettable virtual concert, paying homage to the legendary composer through a mesmerizing real-time performance of Poppy@88, a collective composition arranged by MIT Sounding curator Evan Ziporyn based on Riley’s 1967 masterpiece, Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band.

With Terry Riley himself watching from his home in Japan, the global virtual event takes place in 64 distinct locations from 23 countries, including Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Turkey, UK, and the USA. Canadian composer/sound artist Jeff Morton will mix the 88 streams in real-time.