From Left: Orkis; Curt Wittig, recording engineer; Wright; Christopher Kendall, director of the 20th Century Consort; and Bill Bennett, producer for the Smithsonian. Photo: Barbara Strong

Chamber Symphony for Piano and Electronic Sound
The Library of Congress Sessions, 1979
Maurice Wright (left) and pianist Lambert Orkis listening to a take. The recording was the first of Wright's instrumental music, and was released on an LP by the Smithsonian Collection. Photo: Barbara Strong

From Left: Orkis; Curt Wittig, recording engineer; Wright; Christopher Kendall, director of the 20th Century Consort; and Bill Bennett, producer for the Smithsonian. Photo: Barbara Strong

Wittig, Wright and two Nagras. Photo: Barbara Strong