Cornelius Cardew was killed on the 13th
December 1981, by a hit and run driver near
his home in East London. On the 16th of
May 1982 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
London his musical colleagues, friends and
comrades came together to perform his
music in a tribute to his life and works.
Performers
Laurie Barker
Alex Balanescu
David Bedford
Gavin Bryars
Steve Calder
Carol Chant
Michael Chant
Horace Cardew
Walter Cardew
Bob Coleridge
Kate Collison
Patrick Foster
Maranda Cullylove
Lou Gare
Liam Genockey
Gerry Gold
Alec Hill
Christopher Hobbs
Peter Howe
David Jackman
Tim Joss
Shelia Kasabova
Francis Kelly
Tim Mason
Melinda Maxwell
Ian Michell
Tim Michell
Janos Negyesy
Michael Nyman
Michael Parsons
Geoff Pearce
Elizabeth Perry
Tom Phillips
Eddie Prevost
Karen Rhodes
Keith Rowe
Frederic Rzewski
Brigid Scott-Baker
Hugh Schrapnel
Dave Smith
John Tilbury
Michelle Todd
Emily Underwood
Jane Wells
John White
Sylvia Williams
Bob Wolford
AMM
Eisler Ensemble
English Chamber Choir (Dir. Guy Protheroe)
PCA Singers
PLM
Scratch Orchestra
Special thanks to The Foundation for Contemporary
Performance Arts Inc., The Kitchen, Peforming
Artservices Inc., and the Cornelius Cardew Memorial
Concert Committee in New York City.
The Cornelius Cardew Memorial concert organizing
committee would like to thank the South Bank and the
Greater London Council for their cooperation.
Recorded by Bob Wolford.
Records cut by Ray Staff, Trident Studios, London W!
Pressed by Statetune, Wellingborough
Covers printed by Shorewood Packaging Ltd., England
(c) & (p) Impetus Records, 1985
Additional Information
The version of Paragraph 1 of the Great Learning recorded here was included as
a bonus track on the Cortical re-issue of the Deutsche Grammophon LP
