Kapellmeister Riley by Chloe Veltman

Terry Riley is a composer and performer with a taste for understatement.Halfway through a piano recital the great American composer and pianist gave on Friday night as part of San Francisco's venerable Old First Concerts series, he mumbled: "After intermission, I'm going to try to play the organ a little bit."When we all returned to our seats and Riley reappeared on stage, the grand piano had been pushed to the side …

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