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Zorn List Digest      Thursday, January 11 2001      Volume 03 : Number 239



In this issue:
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       wolfli & per n┐rgîrd
       Re: shows in vt or nh?
       "Meet American Composers" at the Miller Theatre, January 8
       Re: Two things I do not understand (Bailey, Moore)
       Odysseus 7
       thurston moore
       Re: thurston moore
       Dead Ringers CD
       Re: Zorn List Digest V3 #238
       Cecil Taylor Masterclass
       belgian concert

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:30:08 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: wolfli & per n┐rgîrd

hi folks

neat-o that right after scelsi comes up talk of the=20
painter adoolf wolfli, to whose work i was intro'd
by composer per n=F8rg=E5rd (per norgard, if the
diacritical marks dont come through here.)

norgard should be known by those who like scelsi.

two wolfli paintings adorn the booklet of Point PCD 5070,
Norgard Sym 2 & 4. (NOT the american point/polygram).
the notes say exposure to the pix and writings of 'the mental
deviant wolfli (1864-1930) changed norgard's music....
from 1895 til death 1920 in mental hospital....
his works consist of 20,ooo pgs of prose, portey, pictures...
the sym 4 is based on 2 of his paintings; the wtches lake, and
the rose garden

norgard wrote "such a world of paradoxes- as expressed
by wolfli-  is what i wanted to create in music an an hommage
to wolfli.  it is not a matter of describing a psychiatric case.
but precisely the connection
betw him and myself. my 4th sym is a=20
handshake to a brother, with thanks for a good idea"

snorgartd starters:
the above disc
marco polo dacapo dccd 9002: in between: for cello & orch;
 remembering child- cto for vla & o- pinchas zukerman
da capo dccd 8901: sym 3; twilight, for orch
(dacapo distrib by naxos)

steve koenig
n.p   CD-r of me with hans tammen.=20
he's better than me.
i'm still very good :)

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:50:49 -0500
From: "matt krefting" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: shows in vt or nh?

otis gave a good overview of pretty much everything going on in this neck of
the woods. over here at hampshire college in amherst, we've been trying hard
to get an "out" music series of sorts going, since most colleges in this
area have pretty crummy music. past shows have included matt valentine,
golden calves, eugene chadbourne, and k/salvatore. upcoming shows will
include matt valentine and pg six, lee ranaldo, loren mazzacane, and
possibly nels cline. i'll post events to the list to let folks know.

also, a quick word to let you all know that son of earth-flesh on bone trio
is playing as part of signal to noise's new music series this friday, the
12th. http://www.signaltonoisemagazine.org/series.html if you want more info
on what they do up there...

mrk


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>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:10:34 -0500
>From: Otis Wheeler <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Re: shows in vt or nh?
>
> >I recently moved to vt, any advice on venues and musicians? Burlington
> >is my first bet, or nothampton. Two weeks out of nyc and I am itching
> >to see some live groups. Thanks in advance.
>
>Flywheel (http://www.flywheelarts.org/), ten minutes outside of
>Northampton, schedules some good shows from time to time, especially
>in their New Music series. Artists I've seen play there include Kevin
>Drumm, Major Stars, High Rise, Volcano the Bear, Paul Flaherty, and
>Nmperign (in fact, Bhob Rainey is playing there in Feb).
>
>Michael Ehlers runs Eremite Records in Northampton and heads the
>Conway New Music Society, which puts on ecstatic-jazz and more
>out-there shows at a church in Amherst. I wish the performances were
>more regular, but I shouldn't complain about a venue which has hosted
>Loren Mazzacane Connors, NNCK, and 3/8ths of the original Peter
>Brotzmann Octet (separately, of course). Check Eremite's page for
>info (http://www.eremite.com/). Brotzmann's Die Like A Dog Trio is
>actually touring in April, I'm sure they'll play Burlington and
>Amherst.
>
>Godfigure Byron Coley, he of Forced Exposure and Ecstatic Peace fame,
>lives in the area and occasionally hosts ungodly good concerts
>(Stefan Jaworzyn, Pelt, Six Organs of Admittance, etc.) at his loft
>in Florence, a couple minutes outside Northampton, at which you will
>invariably run into people like the girls in Sleater-Kinney or
>Thurston Moore (but then, you'll run into Thurston no matter where
>you go, especially since he and Kim live in Noho). The concerts are
>rare and hardly publicized; emailing Coley and asking to be put on
>the mailing list is probably your best bet. Coley's Ecstatic Yod
>store (http://www.yod.com/) is in that same building in Florence and
>definitely worth checking out for tasty avant-garde flotsam.
>
>As far as local musicians, Chris Corsano, who works at Coley's store,
>is a great up-and-coming drummer. I've seen him put on dandy shows
>with Paul Flaherty and Matt Heyner, among others. Ben Karetnick of
>Greenfield or Brattleboro (I forget) is another ace free-jazz
>drummer, who I've seen play with Joe McPhee and Sabir Mateen. Joshua
>Burkett is a nice gent who works at Mystery Train in Amherst and is
>definitely worth hearing if you have a chance, he plays at Coley's
>store sometimes - great fragile bedroom psych. Yusef Lateef and
>Milford Graves both teach at local colleges, but enrolling in their
>classes is really your only chance at hearing them play, as they
>don't get out much.
>
>The Hooker-Dunham gallery in Brattleboro is worth watching for the
>occasional avant-garde concert or theatre project. Also notable for
>being the greatest cellarhole venue I've ever seen, with good gallery
>walks and cheap b-movies. Pearl St., the Iron Horse, and the Calvin
>are all owned by the same guy, who holds fascistic reign over the
>Northampton scene, but at least they schedule decent big-name acts
>time to time. Frank Black will be at the Iron Horse this Saturday.
>The Higher Ground (http://www.highergroundmusic.com/), just outside
>Burlington, gets a lot of the same acts as Pearl St. and the Iron
>Horse. Signal to Noise magazine
>(http://www.signaltonoisemagazine.org/) is run out of Burlington and
>in addition to being a decent rag covering improv, experimental, and
>roots shit, holds its own concert series.
>
>Otis
>
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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:21:45 -0500
From: Jeni Dahmus <[e-mail]>
Subject: "Meet American Composers" at the Miller Theatre, January 8

Miller Theatre director George Steel presented a splendid program, "Meet
American Composers," on Monday.  Steel and his co-host Jamie Bernstein
Thomas interviewed Daniel Schnyder, John Zorn, Kurt Rohde, Daniel Bernard
Roumain, and Julia Wolfe during the 2-1/2 hour session. Each performance was
prefaced with an interview and followed by a concluding discussion.

Violinist Maja Cerar and pianist Jon Novacek performed Zorn's "Le Momo."
Zorn noted that the composition is based on Antonin Artaud's poem of the
same title, which translates as "village idiot" or "brat."  The poem is an
account of Artaud's return to society after his stay in insane asylums.
Zorn said the work exemplifies the stretching of boundaries between the
possible and the impossible, or sanity and insanity, and that frequent jumps
and skips in the score represent electric shocks Artaud experienced during
his incarceration.  The piece is one long set of pitches, often performed at
blistering speed.  Steel observed a Messiaen influence; Zorn agreed and
mentioned Scriabin as well.  The performers commented on the difficulty of
the piece: Cerar even described the loss of skin and blood during her "Le
Momo" practice sessions.  According to Zorn, the recording of "Le Momo" by
Stephen Drury and Jennifer Choi will be released in March.

Zorn emphasized that he focuses on composing classical works now.  He cited
his tiredness of travel as a factor, or as he put it, "schlepping all over
the world."  One of his current projects is a group of songs for voice and
piano set to a haiku.  He stressed that working with text challenges him.
In this case, he said he solved the text problem by writing a vocalise for a
long duration and completing the haiku quickly at the conclusion.  Future
projects could include a double concerto and another quartet.  Steel
mentioned he may program Zorn's Violin Concerto at the Miller Theater next
year.  I was delighted to hear that it was a runner-up for a Pulitzer Prize.


Zorn mentioned an upcoming CD release of "easy-listening music" --suitable
"for lovers only"--to be played in bookstores or "high-end Japanese
restaurants."  I believe Les Baxtor's music will be used, among others.  The
interviewers thought he was joking, but he said he was serious.  He has
wanted to release music suitable for a restaurant or store setting, but
certainly not meant for elevators or Starbucks.

A few words about the rest of the program:

Schnyder's "Sonatine Exotique," which incorporates French music with subtle
jazz undertones, was performed by Cerar and Novacek.  Schnyder, Swiss by
birth, is a saxophonist who has resided in New York City for many years.  By
chance, all the composers on the program are also performers.  Steel noted a
resurgence in composer-performers, a dual role more common prior to the
twentieth century.

Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama and pianist Melvin Chen performed Rohde's "Six
Character Pieces for Viola and Piano." The composition's circumstances of
commission are interesting: Ngwenyama saw a blurb about Rohde in a Curtis
Institute of Music alumni newsletter and decided to contact him out of
curiosity because it was stated that he is both a composer and a violist.
(The two did not know each other as Curtis students.)  Apparently Rohde is
not very well-known; I'm interested in checking out more of his work.

Daniel Bernard Roumain was certainly the most dynamic of the composers.  He
was full of ideas related to hip-hop vs. classical, European rhythm vs.
American rhythm, the role of minority artists (especially African-American),
criticisms of concert music, problems inherent in the interpretation of
notated music, composer-choreographer collaborations (he works with the
great Bill T. Jones), and suggestions for improved music education.  He said
an enormous amount in a short period of time, too much for me to summarize
here.  Check out his site for more information:  www.DBRMusic.com.  Roumain
referred to Zorn often in his interview, calling him his "hero."  At one
point he compared the intended degrees of "forte" for Bach, Beethoven,
Mahler, and Zorn.  Roumain's imitations for each composer increased in
volume and finally culminated in a loud scream for Zorn; Roumain
enthusiastically jumped up and down, dreadlocks flying.  Roumain performed a
vibrant, hip-hop influenced groove for concert piano from his series of
"Jam!" compositions.

Last, the Ethel Quartet performed Bang on a Can cofounder Julia Wolfe's
second string quartet, "Early That Summer."  The emotional impact of the
quartet took me by surprise.  Wolfe composed a powerful, physical work with
gorgeous melodic lines and intense rhythms.

Steel has put together an impressive new music series at the Miller Theatre.
Unfortunately the audience was sparse, but this could be due to the rather
early start time (4 p.m.).  Monday's event was the second installment of the
"Meet American Composers" series, and I believe it will continue next year.
In case you missed the concert, you can see Cerar and Novacek perform Zorn's
"Le Momo" and Schnyder's "Sonatine Exotique" again at the Miller Theatre on
February 1.

Jeni



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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:33:10 -0500
From: Brian Olewnick <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Two things I do not understand (Bailey, Moore)

Patrice L. Roussel wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:33:17 -0500  "Joslyn Layne" wrote:
> >
> >       i'm also interested to hear what Patrice and Brian thought of the
> > Fatima Miranda show (wasn't that the same year?)?

The Fatima show easily ranked as my least favorite of the festival (out
of about 23 shows attended). It'd be hard to detail everything I
disliked about it, but "pretentious" sums it up politely. Hard to
imagine that it was an off-night, either. ;-)

Brian Olewnick

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:01:10 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Odysseus 7

I fairly certain this "radio space opera" album by FM Einheit, Ammer and
Haage has been mentioned on the list. Might anyone know where to find (or
have) a complete translation into English??

Much appreciation if so(!),
Joseph

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:38:34 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: thurston moore

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i have heard little of his improv work, but
his solo record "psychic hearts" is very good.
i for one, however, was incredibly distraught at the
horror Sonic Youth unleashed upon the world entitled
"Goodbye 20th Century".  i love Sonic Youth, i have damn
near everything they have released, but i absolutely dislike
this album.  it is boring and self-indulgent, and breaks no
new ground.  the first three in the SYR series were excellent,
especially the one with Jim O'rourke..but this one faltered.
ah well.
i do sympathize with whoever brought up the "Thurston Moore feedback
indulgence" topic.

ben o.

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>i have heard little of his improv work, but
<BR>his solo record "psychic hearts" is very good.
<BR>i for one, however, was incredibly distraught at the
<BR>horror Sonic Youth unleashed upon the world entitled
<BR>"Goodbye 20th Century".  i love Sonic Youth, i have damn
<BR>near everything they have released, but i absolutely dislike
<BR>this album.  it is boring and self-indulgent, and breaks no
<BR>new ground.  the first three in the SYR series were excellent,
<BR>especially the one with Jim O'rourke..but this one faltered.
<BR>ah well.
<BR>i do sympathize with whoever brought up the "Thurston Moore feedback <BR>indulgence" topic.
<BR>
<BR>ben o.</FONT></HTML>

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:05:31 -0500
From: Joseph Zitt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: thurston moore

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 08:38:34PM -0500, [e-mail] wrote:

> i for one, however, was incredibly distraught at the
> horror Sonic Youth unleashed upon the world entitled
> "Goodbye 20th Century".  i love Sonic Youth, i have damn
> near everything they have released, but i absolutely dislike
> this album.  it is boring and self-indulgent, and breaks no
> new ground.  the first three in the SYR series were excellent,
> especially the one with Jim O'rourke..but this one faltered.
> ah well.

I don't think the album was supposed to break new ground, since it was
looking backward at 20th century composition. I enjoyed it, though I
don't listen to it often, and, if the traffic on Usenet was any sign, it
served its purpose of turning their audience on to these composers.

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:22:20 -0500
From: Joseph Zitt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Dead Ringers CD

A few days ago someone posted looking for the CD of the music from
Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers". I've dug up (shuffling through unfiled CDs)
a CD of symphonic suites from that, "Scanners", and "The Brood",
composed and conducted by Howard Shore. If that's what you're looking
for, it's available for trade.

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:33:02 -0000
From: "Colourtone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Zorn List Digest V3 #238

With regard to the present discussion on the nature of jazz my attention has
been drawn to the following:

http://www.newscientist.com/features/features_22708.html

Does that put the fat in the fire?

Richard Gardner



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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:26:35 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Cecil Taylor Masterclass

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


January 11, 2001


Cecil Taylor will be conducting a month long workshop at the Turtle Bay Music
School in New York City during February 2001.   This master class/ workshop
will meet twice a week during the month and then culminate in a concert.
The classes will be held on Wednesdays (Feb. 7, 14, 21) from 6-10pm and on
Saturdays (Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24) from noon to 4pm.  The concert  is scheduled
for Saturday Feb. 24 at 8pm.

The tuition for each participant is $300.   This includes all fees for the
duration of the masterclass and concert.

This letter has been sent to you as an invitation for your participation.
Each musician must bring their own instruments.  One bass amp will be
provided.

Turtle Bay Music School is located on  52nd Street between 1st and 2nd
avenues.

Payment should be sent to:

Turtle Bay Music School
244 east 52nd Street
New York, NY  10022

Payment for the tuition must be made by January 15th, 2001.
 Payment will only be accepted in the form of a check.

 All checks must be made payable to, Turtle Bay Music School  and write on
the check, Cecil Taylor Masterclass.

 At this point, because of the imminent deadline, FEDEX the application and
tuition or if possible drop the materials off to the school.  Be sure the
envelope is clearly marked, attention:  Cecil Taylor Masterclass.

Below is an application form.


Name:  ______________________________________________

Address:  ____________________________________________________________

Telephone:  ____________________

FAX:  ________________________

Email:  ___________________________

Instrument:  _________________________________

Experience:  __________________________________________________________




Please direct all questions to Bruce Eisenbeil.
 He can be reached by the following means:

Email:  [e-mail]
Fax:  [phone]

For more info and updates see:   www.eisenbeil.com

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:55:55 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: belgian concert

anyone anywhere near the area should try to check this out. it's going to be
in quadrophonic, and the venue is supposed to have great acoustics.

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saturday, 20th of january 2001, 20h30


.. m a r c u s   s c h m i c k l e r   &   t h o m a s   l e h n ..

.. j o h n   b u t c h e r   &   p h i l   d u r r a n t ..........


ancienne eglise st-andre, place du marche, liege, belgium
info: [phone]  [e-mail]

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Jon
www.erstwhilerecords.com

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