Microtonal Music, The Artistry of Johnny Reinhard

Johnny Reinhard

Saturday, April 6, 2024 Recordings in the museum:

Juhani Nuorvala TOIVO 128 performed by bassoonist Johnny Reinhard (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com)

Georg Friedrich Haas FOR JOHNNY REINHARD (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com)

Johnny Reinhard ZANZIBAR (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com)

The Artistry of Johnny Reinhard

Johnny Reinhard, celebrates 45 years of microtonal themed concerts with performances at
the Bonita Museum on April 6, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Also at the performance, find his new book The Transcendental Tuning of Charles Ives

Curators: Vallo Riberto

The concert features original compositions DUNE and ZANZIBAR as microtonal bassoon
features, and EYE OF NEWT played on the alto recorder. DUNE is based on the Frank Herbert novel
and features science fiction sounds embodying the novel’s characters in sound. ZANZIBAR starts with
the bassoon in parts on a table but soon magically brings the listener to Africa. EYE OF NEWT is based
on the magic potions of the witches found in Shakespeare. Additionally, Mr. Reinhard will play his work
KINDERGARTEN BLUES on the soprano recorder. These works employ elements of performance art,
with vocals and percussion, in addition to the morphing of the instruments.

Addition works on the program include Russian composer Anton Rovner’s BALLAD in 128
tuning, commissioned by Mr. Reinhard on the bassoon. John Cage’s intriguing 0 MINUTES AND 0
SECONDS will make a showing as well, instrument to be decided. Bosnian New Yorker Svjetlana
Bukvich composed HARD RAIN, JOHNNY for the event’s soloist along with pre-recorded sounds.
Expect some exciting improvisation and some miniatures.

Johnny Reinhard has been a solo performer throughout the world. Among his achievements is
the realization of the Charles Ives Universe Symphony, and the recently published book The
Transcendental Tuning of Charles Ives (Vision Edition). Mr. Reinhard has premiered acoustic works by
Wendy Carlos, Georg Friedrich Haas, Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and La Monte Young, among others.
Reinhard founded the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) in New York City in 1981
and has continued steadily until the pandemic struck. Tonight marks the first concert given by Johnny
Reinhard since then, and the first solo concert performance in California since becoming a fulltime
resident in southern California. Mr. Reinhard directs Microtonal University (MU), now in its third season.

About Johnny Reinhard (born 1956) is a microtonal composer, bassoonist, author and conductor.
Website: https://microtonaluniversity.org/index.html

PROGRAM ORDER

1. Zanzibar (Reinhard/bassoon)

2. Toivo 128 (Juhani Nuorvala/ bassoon and recording

– Hearing a Cent demonstration on soprano recoder

3. Eye of Newt (Reinhard/alto recorder Stainsby Junior)

– Meantone recorder with adhesive tape demonstration

– Handel Sonata in F second movement on Dolmetsch

– Vivaldi on soprano recorder (pre-set)

4. Ballad (Anton Rovner/bassoon in 128)

– Show the recording and how the Ballad fits with the recording

5. For Johnny Reinhard (bassoon in 128)

6. Dune (Reinhard/bassoon)

7. Kindergarten Blues (Reinhard/soprano recorder)

8. 0 Minutes and 0 Seconds (John Cage/animal horn)

Thank you to sound engineer Stephen James Taylor
An American composer best known for his film and TV scores. He has earned four Emmy nominations, two Annie nominations.

Microtonal synth: https://wilsonic.co/

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2023

Panel: John Chalmers, Jonathan Glasier, Joseph Monzo, Daniel Corral, Bill Wesley

Microtonal Jam from April 15 2023 symposium with Interval publications: video (1min 34s)

Symposium 1st section: video (38min 28s) Kaz Masklanka and Joe Monzo

Symposium 2nd section: video (11min 35s) Jonathan Glasier, San Diego Microtonal Scene 1970’s

About:

The title alludes to the infinity of pitches in microtonal music coined by one of San Diego’s must celebrated microtonal composers, Harry Partch. The Bonita presentation will be a one day event from 11:00am – 4:00pm, with an extended gallery exhibition of hand crafted instruments, pictorials and graphic illustration. The program will include a short introduction by our moderator, followed by a short, musical performance by William Wesley, a renowned composer, and instrument maker. This will be followed by a variety of informative talks by the participating musicians,

Interspersed with actual musical demonstrations. The final portion of the program will include an open-ended Q & A session, followed by a musical ensemble.

Resources:

What are Microtons? (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74V8o76xV9c

Who is Harry Partch? Harry Partch (1901-1974) was an American composer, philosopher, inventor, instrument builder, and much more. Harry Partch website