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Mr. Moore explains his piece in the program notes:
THURSTON MOORE Stroking Piece #1
Born July 25, 1958, in Florida.
Moore wrote Stroking Piece #1 in 2003. The piece was commissioned for the Bang on a Can All-Stars with the generous contributions from the members of the Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund.
Tonight’s performance marks the Carnegie Hall premiere of Stroking Piece #1.
Stroking Piece #1 was written as a fairly typical example of a mid-period Sonic Youth–centric guitar instrumental: an episode of dynamic build with resultant tone-shards culminating in a noise improvisation/meditation released into repetition as thought-stroke release.
—Thurston Moore
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