Thursday, March 20, 2014

"An Evening with Arthur White" Set List/Notes

Performance aired 30 May 1975 on the Detroit Public Television show All Things New with Fr. Bernard.
  1. Helen of Troy Suite (Invocation; Parts A, B, and/or C--we need to arrange)
    • Father plays Invocation on organ to coax Arthur out of mind warp; Arthur rises to sings Invocation; takes over from Father at the keys to play two or more of the other parts as an introduction; Father finishes the song on bass
  2. Message of Love
    • At end of "Helen of Troy," Will taps out tempo and we launch into "Message of Love" immediately
  3. Head Over Heels
    • Songs 3-8 we may whittle down on the basis of what sounds best, but I’ve basically organized them to go from prosperity to adversity, as Aristotle would say
  4. We Won’t Give Up the Fight
  5. Hands Reach Through the Haze
  6. Losing Game
  7. The Splinter
    • Father definitely needs to be on organ for this one
  8. Centerstage (sheet music available; not recorded yet)
  9. Helen of Troy Suite (Main song; possibly Parts A, B, and/or C--we need to arrange)
    • Bookending the main set is "Helen of Troy," which is now heard from the standpoint of desolation and chastisement.  At some point as the band is vamping the outtro, Arthur rises from the organ, sneaks to the front of the stage, places a tape in an envelope addressed to Joe Lazarus Sr., and drifts out through the audience and out the door. Will pursues.
  10. Encore: The Treatment?

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