Terry Riley's In C: 53 Rooms for Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
In 2013, Ririe-Woodbury's new artistic director Daniel Charon, having just arrived in Salt Lake City via New York City, scanned the local Utah music landscape for potential collaborators. After learning of the Salt Lake Electric Ensemble's 2010 recording of Terry Riley's In C, Charon spearheaded the first of several collaborative projects between SLEE and the storied dance company. This initial project led to a series of performances in April of 2015, and to this recording. Featuring original choreography by Charon, it is believed that this was the first time Terry Riley's famous score had been paired with dance.