Photos: Joshua Tree celebration honors art, music and Lou Harrison

A new gate, created of girders from the Oakland Bay Bridge by a Bay Area sculptor, greets visitors to the Lou Harrison House that was recently dedicated.

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A motley band makes its way to Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree to mark the centennial of the compo

A motley band makes its way to Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif., to mark the centennial of the outsider composer’s birth.

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Joshua Tree celebration honors art, music and Lou Harrison

A musical procession heads to Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif., to mark the outsider composer’s 100th birthday with music, art and dance.

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Melanie DeMore leads a rhythm and voice workshop at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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Melanie DeMore leads a rhythm and voice workshop during Sunday’s festivities at the Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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Miri Hunter, right, of Wonder Valley, Calif., listens to a rhythm and voice workshop at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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The audience sits back and takes in a performance at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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Emil Miland plays the cello and Meredith Clark is on the harp during a performance at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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Meredith Clark plays the harp during a performance at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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Charlton Lee with the Del Sol string quartet performs at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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The Del Sol string quartet (Ben Kreith, from left, Rick Shinozaki, Charlton Lee and Kathryn Bates) takes a bow following a performance at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, Calif.

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