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Article on Cowell by Leon Botstein, who is conducting the American Symphony Orchestra in Symphony No. 11 and other works on January 29 at Lincoln Center / Avery Fisher Hall.
http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx? id=6215
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[Ed. Note: The following article has been excerpted from an essay by Leon Botstein written for the program book for An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell, the upcoming American Symphony Orchestra concert he will conduct at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall on January 29, 2010. ...

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Contemporary music may be a criminal offense:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/dec /09/jazz-festival-larry-ochs-saxophone
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Festival-goer claims it was 'psychologically inadvisable' for him to hear Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core perform

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Another interesting event this weekend: West Coast premiere of David Lang's 2008 Pulitzer piece, "The Little Match Girl"
http://sfcv.org/event/pacific-mozart-ens emble-pme/the-little-match-girl-passion- 0
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Ellen Fullman tonight in Berkeley:
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/events/ge neral/late/ellen_fullman
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Gallery BIn 1981, composer Ellen Fullman invented the Long String Instrument, an installation of dozens of wires fifty feet or more in length, played with rosined fingers. The instrument explores natural tunings based on the overtone series and the physics of vibrating strings. ...

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Happy Turkey Day, everyone!
http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.197 4.11.28.c3
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“Turkey Song” is a form of inter-species music; a joint communication between three human beings and three hundred tom (male) turkeys. The tape that is presented here is an edited version of over five hours of tapes recorded at the Willie Bird Turkey Farm in the hills outside of Santa Rosa. ...

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November MindAlert now online:
http://otherminds.org/MindAlert/2009/11. html
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In this November 2009 issue: 1. The Whole World of Henry Cowell2. Join the Gathering of Other Minds3. OM 15 Artist Preview: Lisa Bielawa4. OM 15 Artist Preview: Gyan Riley5. Now available for free listening at radiOM.org6. ...

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Cowell program booklet now online here: http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Cowellco ncertprogram.shtml
Concert Program and Notes, Tons of rarely-seen photos as part of the Exhibition Catalog, Essays by Joel Sachs, Charles Amirkhanian, Adam Fong. Recordings coming soon to radiOM.org...
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Still in post-Cowell daze... Very complete review by Brett Campbell for San Francisco Classical Voice:
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/other-minds/ all-hail-henry-cowell
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San Francisco Classical Voice reviews Other Minds, “All Hail Henry Cowell.” Read recent classical music concert reviews and share your own comments all at SFCV.

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What makes Henry Cowell such a fun composer to listen to is that you never know what he’ll do next. A whole bunch of the tricks up his sleeve were on display at a mash-up concert of his chamber music on ...

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Final preparations for the Cowell events Thurs/Fri. Especially excited about the exhibition -- lots of great stuff! The printed program will be online and includes some photos, but many items won't be pictured, especially letters to Cowell from Rudhyar, Cage, Lou Harrison... AND the first letter from Cowell to Ives!!!
h...ttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156 296508581&index=1
Two concerts of music by Henry Cowell
Location:Thursday, November 12: Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA
Time:8:00PM Thursday, November 12th

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Last chance for awhile to catch the Trimpin film, tonight at the Roxie!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16 6784637426&ref=nf
Location:Roxie Theatre 3117 16th St., San Francisco (near Valencia)
Time:9:15PM Thursday, October 29th

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Maryanne Amacher (1943-2009)
http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx? id=6167
Listen to "Intercept" here:
http://radiom.org/detail.php?omid=AM.198 3.07.18.1.A
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We have just learned that Maryanne Amacher died earlier today. Amacher was a pioneering sound installation artist whose frequently site-specific works explored the sonic effects of psychoacoustic illusions. ...

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October MindAlert:
http://otherminds.org/MindAlert/2009/10. html
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In this October 2009 issue: 1. Henry Cowell: The Whole World of Music (November 12-13)2. OM 15 Artist Preview: Tom Johnson3. Now available for free listening at radiOM.org4. Tenth Anniversary of poetry website Lyrikline5. ...

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Don't miss the reconstruction of Luigi Russolo's Intonarumori, this Friday:
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Tickets are available for sale online until 24 hours before the event. Please visit or call our Box Office at 415.978.2787 (ARTS) for tickets to this event.
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