This Life of Sounds

ISBN-13: 9780190632205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str.

Levine Packer

Opis

This book is an invaluable chronicle of an exuberant time of artistic exploration and experimentation populated by now legendary figures such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Cornelius Cardew, Terry Riley, Julius Eastman, David Tudor, and many others who were part of this under-known chapter of late 20th century music history. Levine Packer brings it to life once again.

Recenzje

The first in-depth account of the history of the Center and the Buffalo scene, and the factual aspects alone of her account make it invaluable...Anyone interested in new music, American art movements, or the history of the 1960s and its art institutions stands to benefit richly from this thoughtfully crafted research.

O autorze

Born in France, raised in New York and Mexico City, Levin Packer was co-director with Lukas Foss and Morton Feldman of the renowned contemporary music group in Buffalo, New York, and a director of the Contemporary Music Festival at teh California Institute of the Arts. She was Director of the Inter-Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts, the producer of Steve Reich and Beryl Korot's multimedia opera The Cave, and a dean at the Maryland Institute College of Art. This Life of Sounds: Evenings for New Music in Buffalo received ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award for excellence. Her recent book, with co-editor Mary Jane Leach, Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music was published in 2015.