Yahoo Tuning Groups Ultimate Backup tuning Focus Concerts Feature Lou Harrison

I notice that Joel Sach's concerts at Juilliard this year,
the "Focus" concerts, feature Lou Harrison. The concerts are free
and run from January 24 to Jan. 31.... 212-769-7406. I believe one
has to get tickets in advance.

I don't see too many composers besides Harrison specifically
associated with microtonality, though... although there are some I
haven't heard of...

I guess Henry Brant, John Cage, Morton Subotnick and Joan La Barbara
qualify...kind of... maybe Roger Reynolds. I guess Terry Riley and
Gordon Mumma. Oh... I think Alvin Curran for sure... But Leon
Kirchner?? "I don't think so..."

It's hard to find any information *at all* on the Web concerning
this, even from Juilliard. I only saw it in the Calendar for New
Music...

J. Pehrson

🔗David Beardsley <davidbeardsley@biink.com>

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Subject: [tuning] Focus Concerts Feature Lou Harrison

> I notice that Joel Sach's concerts at Juilliard this year,
> the "Focus" concerts, feature Lou Harrison. The concerts are free
> and run from January 24 to Jan. 31.... 212-769-7406. I believe one
> has to get tickets in advance.
>
> I don't see too many composers besides Harrison specifically
> associated with microtonality, though... although there are some I
> haven't heard of...
>
> I guess Henry Brant, John Cage, Morton Subotnick and Joan La Barbara
> qualify...kind of... maybe Roger Reynolds. I guess Terry Riley and
> Gordon Mumma. Oh... I think Alvin Curran for sure... But Leon
> Kirchner?? "I don't think so..."

The Terry Riley piece is 12tet.

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🔗Kyle Gann <kgann@earthlink.net>

> I guess Henry Brant, John Cage, Morton
>Subotnick and Joan La Barbara
> qualify...kind of... maybe Roger Reynolds. I guess Terry Riley and
>Gordon Mumma. Oh... I think Alvin Curran for sure... But Leon
> Kirchner?? "I don't think so..."

A brilliant former student of mine, Jason Stanyek, who got heavily into just intonation (against my usual warnings), went to UCSD, where he was told by Roger Reynolds, "Don't waste your time with that microtonality stuff, there's nothing to it." Jason had to switch his major from composition to critical studies, *during his doctoral work*, so he could continue composing the way he wanted. If Roger Reynolds was ever in any sense a microtonalist, he's left the club.

Kyle

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🔗Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM> <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM>

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley <davidbeardsley@b...> wrote:
> They're going to do Concerto in Selendro in 12tet? That's odd.

Damn, it would be more than odd! Is Daniel White doing the programming? (that's a good-natured joke...)

> I have the recording on CRI (RIP).

I've just recently heard about this. I wonder how many of the people on this list, who are composers or care for music that major labels wouldn't touch, have any thoughts on CRI going out of business? (what would be the proper term for a non-profit group 'going out of business'?)

Cheers,
Jon

🔗Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM> <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM>

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Kyle Gann <kgann@e...> wrote:
> A brilliant former student of mine, Jason Stanyek, who got heavily
> into just intonation (against my usual warnings), went to UCSD,
> where
> he was told by Roger Reynolds, "Don't waste your time with that
> microtonality stuff, there's nothing to it." Jason had to switch his
> major from composition to critical studies, *during his doctoral
> work*, so he could continue composing the way he wanted.

Can you imagine that UCSD, at one point, wanted to become the official home of the Harry Partch instruments, scores, and archives? All they had to do was to read his own written commentaries on the place and they would have know how out-to-lunch the idea was!

Darmstadt-by-the-Sea, that's what I call it...

Cheers,
Jon

🔗Joseph Pehrson <jpehrson@rcn.com> <jpehrson@rcn.com>

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@A...>"

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<JSZANTO@A...> wrote:
> --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, David Beardsley
<davidbeardsley@b...> wrote:
> > They're going to do Concerto in Selendro in 12tet? That's odd.
>
> Damn, it would be more than odd! Is Daniel White doing the
programming? (that's a good-natured joke...)
>
> > I have the recording on CRI (RIP).
>
> I've just recently heard about this. I wonder how many of the
people on this list, who are composers or care for music that major
labels wouldn't touch, have any thoughts on CRI going out of
business? (what would be the proper term for a non-profit
group 'going out of business'?)
>
> Cheers,
> Jon

***Hi Jon,

OK, here's the scoop, direct from their current website. (OK so this
might be on "metatuning" but who wants to go over there...? :)

Winter 2002-2003
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Supporters of CRI:

As many of you may have heard already, CRI, along with many small,
independent record labels, has been experiencing extreme financial
hardship over the past two years.

The Board of Directors of CRI has been working tirelessly over the
past seven months to explore ways by which we might be able to keep
our doors open. However, given the current funding climate and global
market, this has proved to be an impossible task, much to our
sadness. The Board currently is finalizing arrangements with another
well-respected and established not-for-profit recording label. This
label has been most generous in their offer to ensure the
preservation of CRI's archives. They will continue to ensure that all
titles remain in print via various new media that have become
available over the past few years.

As far as accepting new submissions and the releasing of new titles,
CRI will cease to exist as we have all known it. The Board and
Executive Director will be happy to assist composers by suggesting
alternative labels that may be approached.

It has always been the resolve of the Board to ensure that the
archives remain available while being preserved for future
generations. This arrangement will allow this to become a reality. We
expect to release full details after the first of the year.

To all of you who have supported CRI in the past, please accept our
heartfelt thanks and appreciation.

All best wishes,

John G. Schultz
Executive Director

Composers Recordings, Inc.
73 Spring Street, Suite 505
New York, NY 10012-5802

***Yes, indeed, it is a sad state of affairs. However, composers on
this list, who don't already know it, should be appraised of the fact
that composers *themselves* were expected to raise the funds for
their *own* recordings. CRI didn't lift a finger in this. (Not the
*right* finger, anyway...)

This is common practice, though, for many smaller labels, and to my
knowledge the *only* fund that is available for composers doing
recordings presently is the Copland Fund... (Cary Trust and Jerome
stopped them within the last couple of years, I believe...)

J. Pehrson

🔗Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM> <JSZANTO@ADNC.COM>

🔗Joseph Pehrson <jpehrson@rcn.com> <jpehrson@rcn.com>

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Szanto <JSZANTO@A...>"

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<JSZANTO@A...> wrote:
> JP,
>
> Thanks for posting to the list the announcement. I had read this
already, but good for others to see. While it is true that the
composers themselves basically turned over tapes for production, one
must remember that in the late 60's and thereafter it was not even
remotely as easy for someone to record, produce, distribute and
advertise a 'niche' recording such as the one's they produced.
>
> > (OK so this might be on "metatuning" but who wants to go over
> > there...? :)
>
> Not me anymore. What a waste.
>
> Cheers,
> Jon

***Hi Jon!

This is a good point. Technology has *completely* changed things.
Frankly, I'm all in favor of "print on demand" both for recordings
and books... Seems economically the best way to keep interesting
things going for niche audiences...

J. Pehrson