One of the participants in this event has just sent me a link to a soundfile of the entire group improvisation directed by Urs Leimgruber. http://soundcloud.com/jonathansielaff/urs-large-ensemble-cmg Enjoy!
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A music; that it might be…: remembering Barney Childs
Barney Childs died of Parkinson's disease ten years ago in Redlands, California. Although an important figure in contemporary music, Barney was in no way a self-promoter. I don't remember hearing any of his music at concerts of the Redlands New Music Society, which ...
A brace of November concerts in Portland
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Musica Electronica Nova – 2007 and 2009
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Updated Leimgruber report
The report on Urs Leimgruber's visit to Portland has been updated with some videos and with the names of all the musicians who took part in the group imrovisation. Take a look at the other Leimgruber videos on YouTube, too, as they're better quality than the ones I did with my little Canon PowerShot.
Urs Leimgruber in Portland
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SEAMUS Clips
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