Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra

Take the spark and scrap of early downtown minimalism, add a danceable beat from a rock-solid rhythm section, and what you've got might begin to approach the unpredictable, funky verve of Peter Gordon's long-running Love of Life Orchestra—surely the only band ever to have records issued by both CBS Masterworks and DFA. Tonight Gordon leads his new Symphony No. 5, part of which is adapted from his recent, urgent Homeland Security.