Just a quick post. Sorry for the lack of updates...
I went to a now annual concert designed by Mark Ballora called "Cross Currents," which mixes the edge of contemporary concert music and electronic multimedia and brought in performers and artists from the School of Music, the School of Visual Arts, and NYU. I was impressed.
That's an understatement. I recently won a major award for my piece for two player pianos, laptop, and pianist, "Conlon Nancarrow at the LHC," and I've never felt as far behind the curve as I do now. But that's not a bad thing. Now I have something to strive for, and nearly everything produced at this event was revealing, engaging, and breathtaking.
Look out for this concert next year. It will astound you.
Google those artists, too. My favorite piece was something the NYU New Music Ensemble created called "Domesticated Animalia" for flute, alto flute, clarinet, Max/MSP+Jitter, electronic tape, and live audio effects.
Awesome. We need more of this at PSU.
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