Re: [MMM] MicroFest 2007 NYC

No Jon Catler? Btw, Kyle Gann posted a version of 'The Day Revisited' in his blog:

http://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/

Joe

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Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2007 10:17:35 PM
Subject: [MMM] MicroFest 2007 NYC

Contact:

Johnny Reinhard AFMM 212-517-3550

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http://www.afmm. org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AMERICAN FESTIVAL OF MICROTONAL MUSIC

presents

MicroFest 2007

April 29 • May 2 and May 8 -- NYC

The American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM), under the direction of

Johnny Reinhard, presents 3 New York Concerts at the Bowery Poetry Club (located

at 308 Bowery at Bleeker Street). The series begins on April 29, continues

on May 2, and concludes on May 8. All three concerts start at 10 PM.

General admission is $10 at the door. Internationally recognized bass trombonist

Dave Taylor is the AFMM’s featured performing artist this year.

Sunday April 29th spotlights Boston-based David Fiuczynski‘s MicroJam

quintet,

featuring: Justin Purtill (bass), Anthony Steele (drums), with Mr.

Fiuczynski and Simon Yu (quartertone guitars). Bass trombonist Dave Taylor performs

Johnny Reinhard‘s solo ZELIG MOOD RING. Mr. Taylor joins with Mr. Reinhard

on bassoon, and with MicroJam, for a robust evening finale

Wednesday May 2nd is a presentation of several new works featuring winds

instruments.

Elodie Lauten launches ECOCITY for wind quintet and percussionists.

Composer Johnny Reinhard introduces a polymicrotonal concerto, IMPRIMATUR for solo

bass trombone, wind quintet and percussion, featuring bass trombonist Dave

Taylor. Joseph Pehrson has us play BLACKJACK for wind quintet, tuned to a

21-note subset of 72-tone equal temperament. Composer Kyle Gann celebrates THE

DAY (REVISITED) for flute, clarinet, keyboards, and electric bass guitar. Mr.

Gann will be performing on keyboards, with his son, Bernard Gann, on

electric bass guitar. The wind players for the entire evening include AFMM regulars

Jennifer Grim (flute), Hideaki Aomori (clarinet), Ron Kozak (oboe), Johnny

Reinhard (bassoon), and Rheagan Osteen (horn), with Christine Bard and Mustafa

Ahmed (percussion) .

Tuesday May 8th is a focus on the great American microtonal pioneer Harry

Partch as

embodied by his SEVENTEEN LYRICS OF LI PO. Johnny Reinhard intones

microtonally to Partch’s system in partnership with violist Anastasia Solberg.

Internationally acclaimed bass trombone soloist Dave Taylor makes his third

appearance to premiere still another composition by Johnny Reinhard.

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