Released in 1991 (Newton Records) featuring compositions which originally appeared in theater, dance or mulitmedia performance works. Performers include Gordon on sax, clarinet and keyboards, plus guests "Blue" Gene Tyranny, David Van Tieghem, Ned Sublette, Bill Ruyle, Peter Zummo, Peter Ecklund, Julius Eastman, Ron Robboy, Kenny Kosek, Lenny Pickett, Tony Garnier, Miecyslaw Litwinski and Jan Tilman Shade.
Re-release of LP and EP of music for rock ensemble originally recorded in 1979-80. Featured performers include Gordon, David Van Tieghem, Larry Saltzman, Randy Gun, Al Scotti, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Rebecca Armstrong, Iris Hiskey, Dora Ohrenstein, Ernie Brooks, David Wofford and Rik Albani.
Music for strings recorded in 1992 in Tokyo, Japan, Holland and Abbey Road, England (on Newtone Records) and featuring the Balanescu Quartet.
Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra in a live studio performance recorded in New York City in 1994-95 with Gordon (sax, organ), "Blue" Gene Tyranny (piano), Jeffrey Berman (drums) and Paul Nowinski (bass).
A private release of Gordon and the Love of Life Orchestra. Score to dance work commissioned by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company. Conducted by Gordon and featuring David Van Tieghem, Rik Albani, Lenny Pickett, Richard Landry, Peter Zummo, Sara Cutler, Arthur Russel, David Johansen, Ned Sublette, Tim Schellenbaum, Rebecca Armstrong, Mustafa Ahmed and Tony Garnier.
Gordon's first LP (among the first Lovely Music releases in 1978). Co-produced by "Blue" Gene Tyranny. Performers include Gordon, Tyranny, Steve Bartek, Tony Johnson, Arthur Stidfole and others. Recorded at Mills in 1977.
12" LP record OUT OF STOCK
A composer of marked clarity and wit, Gordon also writes music of expressive beauty and sentiment. He first gained attention in the late 1970s with his Love of Life Orchestra which played venues ranging from clubs such as CBGSs and The Knitting Factory to performance spaces like Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall and BAM. In addition to concert music, Gordon has written for film, dance and theater in collaboration with artists like Richard Foreman, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, Alvin Ailey, Laurie Anderson and Steven Spielberg. His opera, The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin, with libretto by Constance Congdon and direction by Lawrence Sacharow, premiered at La Mama in April, 1994. Collaborations with video artist Kit Fitzgerald include the video operal Return of the Native and the award-winning television feature Painted Melodies, Spider's Garden. Gordon has received numerous grants and awards.
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