Thomas Jefferson’s Orbiting Minstrels and Contraband.

A 21st Century celebration of 19th Century form. String quartet, woodwind quintet, jazz sextet, dancer, soprano, computer, visuals, and keyboard synthesizer.

1st performance: Feb. 12, 1986. DeKalb, IL, Northern Illinois University.

Steven Squires, Conductor; Lee Cloud, Musical Coordinator

Text: Stephen Soreff; Poem: T.J. Anderson III.

Spoken Text and Scientific Adviser: Herbert Friedman

Visuals: Stanley Madeja; Sculptures: Richard Hunt; Electronic tape:

Erik Lindgren. ; Diane Ragains, soprano;

Danielle Jay, dancer; Geoffrey Madeja, technical director; Herbert Nelson, media consultant;

Dennis De Lap, graphic desighn; Donna Flanagan, production assistant;

the Shanghai String Quartet; 12 musicians, 3 technicians.

Duration: 1 hr., 35 min.

Publisher: N.Y : Composers’ Facsimile Edition. 1984.