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Sixth Annual
Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival


April 10-12, 1997
University of Florida

Composer-in-Residence, Jon Appleton



Festival support provided by





    In its sixth year, the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival has featured an international variety of contemporary electroacoustic art music. Past composers-in-residence have included internationally renowned composers such as Hubert S. Howe, Jr., Cort Lippe, and Gary Nelson.


    Festival Program

    Concert I

      Thursday, April 10, 1997, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      Cloud of ForgettingJohn Drever (Scotland)
      Mirror Image, for vibraphone and tapeChris Hanning (United States)
      Evanescence, for horn and tapeJames Paul Sain (United States)
      Tierra y SolRicardo Dal Farra (Argentina)
      Junky
      Adrian Moore (Great Britian)
      Burn, for tape and percussionSalil Sachdev (United States)
      All in a WhisperJon Welstead (United States)
      The Convolution Brothers "Gandy Bridge"Cort Lippe & Zack Settel (United States)

    Concert II

      Friday, April 11, 1997, 2:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      MetallophoniaRainer Bürck (Germany)
      The Lute of PythagorasWilliam Brunson (Sweden)
      SirensLeon Couch III and Bonnie Miksch (United States)
      hBen Thigpen (France)
      18700Paul Rudy (United States)
      Four MonolithsRon Parks (United States)

    Concert III

      Friday, April 11, 1997, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Black Box Theater

      Rock MusicMike Frengel (United States)
      Three Short StoriesMike Frengel (United States)
      In-MovileMartin Alajandro Fumarola (Argentina)
      Arte Poética (II Stanza)Javier Garavaglia (Argentina/Italy)
      Good Morning Love, It's Springtime In My HeartKim Hedås (Sweden)
      UtteranceElizabeth Hinkle-Turner (United States)
      Le renard et la roseRobert Normandeau (Canada)
      Ghost ShipO. Powers (United States)
      Del cuadro a la postergaciónPatricia Elizabeth Martinez (France)

    Concert IV

      Saturday, April 12, 1997, 2:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Black Box Theater

      Students of FEMS

      Last BreathJohn McElroy
      The Smell of RainJason Joseph
      Simple JGShamus McConney
      Learning to Break SilenceAlexandra Lozano
      Alien PrisonMichael Ryan
      Warning MadnessMichael Burns
      Unraveling TaffetaNeil Flory
      StutterPeter Traub
      Emma and the MotorcycleErik Still
      Trudging Through Dirty IceBenji Langford

    Concert V

      Saturday, April 12, 1997, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Black Box Theater

      Quadrants: Event/Complex No. 6, for flute, percussion, and tapeLarry Austin (United States)
      Quadrants: Event/Complex No. 9, for flute, percussion, and tapeLarry Austin (United States)
      The Voyage of the Golah IotaGary Lee Nelson (United States)
      Kornighet, for clarinet and tapeJames Paul Sain (United States)
      Phoenix RisingAllen Strange (United States)
      YamagataMarc Shahboz (United States)
      Mask of EternityDiane Thome (United States)
      Newark Airport RockJon Appleton (United States)
      San Francisco Airport RockJon Appleton (United States)

    Additional Events

    Convocation Lecture/Recital

      Presentation by Composer-In-Residence, Jon Appleton
      Thursday, April 10, 1997, 12:50 p.m.
      University of Florida Music Department, Room 120

      Searching for Music's Purpose

    Paper/Report Session

      Friday, April 10, 1997, 9:00 a.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Black Box Theater

      Score Following with a CD ROM DriveAllen Strange
      As I Understand it:
      Group Psychology (Felix Guatarri) and Tehnological Isolation
      (Electroacoustic Music and the Unabomber)
      Mary Lee A. Roberts
      New Studio Report:
      The Music Tehcnology center of the
      Florida International University School of Music
      Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner



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