Two Forms of Multitudes: Conducted Improvisations by Moe! Staiano's MOE!KESTRA!

For the pieces presented here, I used a few notations and preparations that were identical for both shows. It was very interesting how different the results came out varying between the two, in spite of using the same notations. Presenting the very same idea twice in two separate performances, with two almost completely different performing orchestras and having it come out differently altogether. It's always a surprise after doing a piece once and having a certain expectation for a performance the second time around, and then having the outcome be extremely different. In improvisation you take chances, not knowing what flaws, mistakes, or unexpected surprises may take place and the results can be either satisfying or a big mesh of noise (as is the case many times). Improvisation is about chance, taking risk and the mystery of what the outcome will be, unknowing of what the unexpected turns out. It's about breaking down your expectations and being open to what is in the moment. These are two examples of those heated results. --Moe! Staiano April 2003 This album is a tri-release of: Dephine Knormal Musik/Pax Recordings/Edgetone Records

Artists:

Musicians for Piece No. 5:

Soprano saxophone: Phillip Greenlief

Alto saxophone: Michael Zelner

Tenor saxophone: Alan Anzalone, Henry Kuntz, Michael Cooke

Clarinet: Jason Ditzian

Trumpet: Tom Djll, Freddi Price, Matt Volla

Trombone: Jennifer Baker

Violin: Jeff Hobbs, Joan Ling-Zwissler

Viola: Cheryl E. Leonard, Jorge Boehringer

Contrabass: Bobby Todd

Electric guitar: Matt Lebofsky, Alwyn Quebido

Electric bass: Peter Conheim

Theremin: Robert Silverman

Drums: Tyler Cox

Electronic drum pad: Thomas Scandura

Percussion, all-sorts: Michael Guarino, Suki O'Kane, Ali Tabatabai,

Peter Valsamis, Phil Williams,

William Winant

Conductor, percussion: Moe! Staiano

Recorded live at the Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, 21st November, 2002. Recorded by Michael Zelner/ZOKA.

Artists

Musicians for Piece No. 4:

Saxophone: Alan Anzalone, Michael Zelner (+Clarinet), Rent Romus, Colin Stetson

Clarinet: Richard E. Barber, Matt Ingalls

Recorder: Tom Bickley

Flute: Erica Fallin

Violin: Jeff Hobbs

Viola: Cheryl E. Leonard

Cello: Merlin Coleman, Bob Marsh

Electric guitar: Michael de la Cuesta,

Eli Good, Sue Hutchinson, Alwyn Quebido, Rick Rees

Electric acoustic guitar: Ernesto Diaz-Infante

Electric bass: Tom Corboline, Jonathan Segel

Theremin: Robert Silverman

Piano: Scott Looney

Drums: Tyler Cox, Mat Kolenmainen, Thomas Scandura, Chris Sipe

Percussion, all sorts: Tim Bolling, Michael Guarino, Suki O'Kane, Garth Powell

Voice: Jesse Quattro

Conductor: Moe! Staiano

+ Hand claps from most members of the orchestra

Recorded live for radio broadcast on KFJC, 89.7 FM from the

Appreciation Hall at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA, 13th April, 2002. Live recording by Jeff Wilson for KFJC.

Moe! Staiano Biography:

A leader in monster ensemble formations and percussionist for Sleepy Time Guerrilla Museum, Moe! Staiano is a unique percussionist who usually uses found objects, but has moved to doing drumming on found objects on his trap set (i.e. prepared percussion). Moe!, has experimented through the years with solo percussion using pipes, food pans, pressure caps, sheet metals, nick-nacks & other stuff that has been found, given or stolen (some from Pizza Hut including a nifty Spatula that he bows). His shows can usually expect a big mess in one fashion or another with implements of mixers & vibrators spewed throughout the set. He's been a good boy cleaning up after him, however.He has collaborated with many musicians including Ron Anderson (the Molecules, RonRuins, PAK), Morgan Guberman, Tom Nunn, David Slusser, Karen Stackpole, Ches Smith, Dennis Fritts, Caroline Kraabel & John Edwards (Shock Exchange), Gino Robair and has performed with all these plus Henry Kaiser, Mark Growden's Electric Pinata, Amy Denio and have had guest apperances with Species Being, O24c, Job and a Portland (now broken up) band Add-X. He still bugs Mono Pause about wanting to be a member of their band as Moe! claims that they're the best band he's ever seen.

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