After a Saturday afternoon matinée in San Francisco, I was greeted by one of the local composers, and invited to attend an evening concert, which was part of a contemporary music concert series called “BYOP Concerts” (”bring your own pillow”).

(Photo: Edo de Waart, Daniel Kobialka, Toru Takemitsu, on the occasion of the San Francisco Symphony’s 1981 American premiere of Toru Takemitsu’s “Far Calls…Coming, far!” with Kobialka performing on violin.)

This was a very popular concert series back in the 70’s, and he was the creator and manager of this ‘Bring Your Own Pillow’ series. That evening’s concert event was featuring the music of Toru Takemitsu.

The concert itself was spellbinding, as Takemitsu created a musical palette of textures and combination of instruments that were beyond anything I would ever have imagined.

After the concert was completed I was introduced to Toru Takemitsu.

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