PAULINE OLIVEROS AND THE WOMEN IN EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC MICROFESTIVAL

PAULINE OLIVEROS AND
THE WOMEN IN EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC MICROFESTIVAL

Smith and Hampshire Colleges
Thursday February 7 & Friday February 8

On Thursday February 7, one of the pioneers of electronic, experimental,
and minimalist music, PAULINE OLIVEROS, will give a free public concert
starting at 8pm in Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall at Smith College

On the following night (Friday February 8) in celebration of Oliveros's
visit, Hampshire College will host a one-evening "Women in Experimental
Music Microfestival."

The evening will begin at 7pm with a performance by celebrated new music
pianist SARAH CAHILL, who will play recently commissioned works by
avant-garde women composers (including Pauline Oliveros, Annea Lockwood,
and Eve Beglarian).

At 10pm the music will continue with an improvised trio set by KIM GORDON
of Sonic Youth (on guitar), MARINA ROSENFELD (on turntables and laptop),
and IKUE MORI (on laptop).

In between sets, at 8:30pm, all of these performers and Oliveros herself
will be on hand for a SYMPOSIUM on "women in experimental music" moderated
by Christoph Cox.

This evening's festival will take place in the Recital Hall of the Music
and Dance Building at Hampshire College. It is free and open to the public.

For more information/directions, call 413-559-5604 or email ccox@hampshire.edu