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NAMM 2006 Show NewsMinimalist Jukebox Presents Rare Concert OpportunitySunday, March 05, 2006
According to festival director John Adams, "Our Minimalist Jukebox festival is the first of its kind to be mounted by a major American orchestra. It has escaped no one's attention that celebrating Minimalism in the context of a symphony orchestra is admittedly a problematic fit. Most of the best Minimalist music is not scored for conventional orchestra." "But the Los Angeles Philharmonic, being an orchestra that is not only a hundred-piece ensemble but also an amalgam of distinct, highly talented performers, found many ways to make a successful survey of this magnitude. Part of the pleasure in assembling the programs was in understanding how vast the influence of this aesthetic has been. Whether it's the mesmerizing throb of Glenn Branca's electric guitar symphonies, the Gaia joy of Meredith Monk's choral works, the Nordic purity of Arvo Pärt, the Stravinsky-meets-gamelan boogies of Andriessen's De Staat, or the industrial strength microtuning of Michael Gordon, we feel we have put together a statement that says much about a profound and irrevocable change in the history of Western music." Information on performances is available at the WDCH site. Search for minimalist music with the Ebay Auction Finder! Recent Electronica NewsBrian Eno To Score Spore1/16/2007Ueberschall Intros Scoretrax Royalty-Free Music Library1/14/2007Ueberschall Intros Liquid Trumpet1/14/2007Learn To Solder1/14/2007Image Line Software Announces FL Studio 71/13/2007
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Fans of minimalist music should take note of a concert series being held in Los Angeles the second half of March, 2006. The 