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MicroFest North: Parsing the Octave, Contemporary Compositions in Small EDOs
Jonathan Glasier (San Diego): 19-ET guitar Paul Erlich (Massachusetts): Re-fretted guitars in unusual EDOs Dennis Aman with Gordon Kirkwood Dennis Aman (SF), Paul Erlich (MA) and Jonathan Glasier (SD) are 3 of the most active torchbearers composing and performing in the small equal divisions of the octave first popularized by Ivor Darreg who would have […]
MicroFest North: Parsing the Octave, Contemporary Compositions in Small EDOs
Jonathan Glasier (San Diego): 19-ET guitar Paul Erlich (Massachusetts): Re-fretted guitars in unusual EDOs Dennis Aman with Gordon Kirkwood Dennis Aman (SF), Paul Erlich (MA) and Jonathan Glasier (SD) are 3 of the most active torchbearers composing and performing in the small equal divisions of the octave first popularized by Ivor Darreg who would have […]
MicroFest North: Opening Reception, Dennis Aman, Parsing the Octave
Opening reception, 6pm Interview and brief demonstration of equal tempered instruments with Bart Hopkin, Dennis Aman and the Living Earth Show at 7 At this second opening reception of MicroFest North, experience the work of Dennis Aman and his furthering the work of Ivor Darreg in small equal temperaments. “For the past few years, I have been […]
MicroFest North: Opening Reception, Dennis Aman, Parsing the Octave
Opening reception, 6pm Interview and brief demonstration of equal tempered instruments with Bart Hopkin, Dennis Aman and the Living Earth Show at 7 At this second opening reception of MicroFest North, experience the work of Dennis Aman and his furthering the work of Ivor Darreg in small equal temperaments. “For the past few years, I have been […]
MicroFest North: A Concert With Shadows
World Premiere of Lou Harrison’s CINNA as a Shadow Play ShadowLight Productions Just Intonation Tack Piano Linda Burman-Hall Moving Parts for Hurdy Grande Paul Dresher & Joel Davel Pre concert panel discussion at 7pm with: Larry Reed, Paul Dresher, and Daniel Schmidt, music at 8pm In 1957, Lou Harrison was inspired to write incidental music […]
MicroFest North: A Concert With Shadows
World Premiere of Lou Harrison’s CINNA as a Shadow Play ShadowLight Productions Just Intonation Tack Piano Linda Burman-Hall Moving Parts for Hurdy Grande Paul Dresher & Joel Davel Pre concert panel discussion at 7pm with: Larry Reed, Paul Dresher, and Daniel Schmidt, music at 8pm In 1957, Lou Harrison was inspired to write incidental music […]
MicroFest North: An Evening with Sarah Cahill, Lou Harrison on the Piano
“Equal temperament destroys everything and is not for the human ear,” Lou Harrison once said. While the equal-tempered piano was not his favorite instrument, he composed a dazzling range of solo piano music. Sarah plays his Summerfield Set, several movements from the Suite, two Cembalo Sonatas, the early Jig and Range-Song, and several unpublished and […]
MicroFest North: An Evening with Sarah Cahill, Lou Harrison on the Piano
“Equal temperament destroys everything and is not for the human ear,” Lou Harrison once said. While the equal-tempered piano was not his favorite instrument, he composed a dazzling range of solo piano music. Sarah plays his Summerfield Set, several movements from the Suite, two Cembalo Sonatas, the early Jig and Range-Song, and several unpublished and […]
MicroFest North: Opening Reception, Iconoclast Centennials
Opening Reception: Iconoclast Centennials Join us for a celebration of alternate tuning and the Iconoclasts Centennials which includes works by Harrison, Colvig, and Darreg, all of whom would have turned 100 this spring. The work of these giants is presented in tandem with new works exploring the tuning theories of contemporary artists like Chalmers, Grady […]