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Eighth Annual
Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival


April 8-10, 1999
University of Florida

Composer-in-Residence, Larry Austin



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Festival Schedule

    In its eighth 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, Gary Nelson, Jon Appleton, and Joel Chadabe.


April 8, 1999

    Concert I
      Thursday, April 8, 1999, 3:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      MachinewerksMichael Thompson (Texas)
      StreamsRon Herrema (Michigan)
      A Year in the LifeRandall L. Muck (Alabama)
      With LoveMike Frengel (New Hampshire)
      Guitar MusicRon Parks (New York)
      Piano Sound?Akihisa Ohashi (Japan)
      ZymurgyRobert Frank (Texas)

    Concert II

      Thursday, April 8, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      Screams from LimaHoward Fredrics (Road Island)
      Reap the WirlwindRobin Julian Heifetz (California)
      Asa Nisi MasaMichael Angell (Alabama)
      The Cathedral SkyRobert Scott Thompson (Georgia)
      #2 from Three Pieces, for contrabass and tapeOrlando Jacinto Garcia (Florida)
      Alba SudElsa Justel (France)
      Abandoned Lake in MaineMara Helmuth (Ohio)
      ShatterMarc Ainger (Ohio)
      RemnantPaul Rudy (Missouri)
      First Tangent to the Given Curve, for piano and tapeJames Dashow (Italy)

April 9, 1999

    Concert III

      Friday, April 9, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      EllageNeil Flory (Texas)
      Renewal of Central Foundry: Part 1David Durrant (Alabama)
      Demeures AquatiquesBeatriz Ferryera (France)
      Extensions #2Doug Michael (California)
      EqualityBonnie Miksch (Georgia)
      EuropaGraham Hadfield (England)
      Microclimate II: Red SnowNatash Lee Barrett (Norway)
      Music Through PrismsMikel Kuehn (Ohio)

    Concert IV
    Latin American Electroacoustic Music
    Martin Fumarola, curator

      Friday, April 9, 1999, 3:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      AscencionAlejandro Iglesias-Rossi (Argentina)
      Words through the WorldsRicardo Dal Farra (Argentina)
      OmenMartin Fumarola (Argentina)
      LuzazuLDaniel Schachter (Argentina)
      BabelRodrigo Sigal (Mexico)
      Moin MorManuel Rocha Iturbide (Mexico)
      San SoundsJuan Reyes (Columbia)
      MascaradaCarlos Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
      Crystal BallJacky Schreiber (Venezuela)
      AndroidLucio Edilberto Cuellar (Columbia)

      This concert features brand-new electroacoustic and computer music mostly by Latinamerica-resident composers. There are pieces by established composers as well as by emerging ones, and the styles rangue from religious and spiritual oriented music through "pure" computer music and traditional electroacoustic approaches. -Martin Fumarola

    Concert V
    Electroacoustic Music from ICEM: Folkwang Hochschule, Essen, Germany
    Javier Garavaglia, curator
      Friday, April 9, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      The Bell DramaFriedhelm Hartmann (Germany-Israel)
      EJ NU-KA OJAnna Ikramova (Russia-Germany)
      virtual stringAchim Bornhoeft (Germany)
      Hall of MirrorsMathias Hettmer (Germany)
      Overture zur Kesselhaus SuiteDirk Reith (Germany)
      DiaphaneGerald Eckert (Germany)
      PoppekstiveJavier Alejandro Garavaglia (Argentina-Italy-Germany)

      The above concert is a cooperative venture between the electronic music studio of the University of Florida (FEMS - USA) and the Folkwang-Hochschule (ICEM, Essen - Germany). "The Two Sided Triangle" project is now in its second year. The idea of James Paul Sain (University of Florida) and Javier Alejandro Garavaglia (ICEM - GNMR), "The Two Sided Triangle" will present works composed in Germany. We believe that this kind of cooperation is not only a vehicle to present new music but also will encourage people of different countries and cultures to get to know each other much better.

April 10, 1999

    Concert VI
    Electroacoustic Music from FEMS
    Douglas Maxwell, curator

      Saturday, April 10, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      The Monkey and The SnakeMarc Shahboz
      Saidimeant (dialogue of sorts)Robert Andersohn
      MeldIsaac P. Bichachi
      Perceptual EvolutionLinda Ann Brown
      P.roject S.elf E.steemKristen King
      'dem darn ducksEdward Martin
      AtariPaul Still
      TBAPaul Burkhead
      As the Pendulum TurnsJohn Edward Watts IV
      Pixel 31: A Rapid ConfessionThe Experimental Audio Initiative
      PercussuccotashJimi Hiley
      The doormouse behind my wall...Tohm Judson
      Aliferous, for digital media and homegrown distortionJohn McElroy
      InterdimensionalDavid Colins
      SpinachHogan Zinn

    Concert VII
    Music from the University of Texas, Austin
    Russell Pinkston and Tom Lopez, curators

      Saturday, April 10, 1999, 3:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      Shady OriginsDavid Hainsworth
      Ellipses DreamingBryan Clark
      CommEntTom Lopez
      By HeartRachel McInturff
      RideRick Petersen
      Deep PocketsLarisa Montanaro
      What Happens Beneath the Bed While Janis Sleeps?Rodolfo Coelho de Souza
      Margo's WorldRussell Pinkston

    Concert VIII

      Saturday, April 10, 1998, 8:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      [MUTE]ation, for computerBrian Belet (California)
      I Lend You My EarsPalle Dahlstedt (Sweden)
      Time is the Fire in Which We Burn, for trombone and tapeScott L. Miller (Minnesota)
      Big Pile of StuffSamuel J. Hamm, Jr. (New York)
      Velocity Studies IV: Flutter, for saxophone and digital mediaAllen Strange (California)
      Visions of HabakkukRodney Washka (North Carolina)
      Timbre Study No. 6Hubert s. Howe, Jr. (New York)
      Tag till...James Paul Sain (Florida)
      T.A.T ( a man's life), for Bass clarinet, viola, 4-track tape and live electronicsJavier Alejandro Garavaglia (Germany/Argentina)
      Tarogato!, for tarogato and octophonic computer musicLarry Austin (Texas)

    Additional Events

    Travels of the Spider, CD Release

      Thursday, April 8, 1999, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
      Martin Fumarola, Univeristy of Cordoba (Argentina), Daniel Schachter, Research and Music Production Laboratory, Recoleta Cultural Center - Buenos Aires (Argentina) & Alan Margolis (Pogus Records)
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

    Convocation Lecture/Recital

      Presentation by Composer-In-Residence, Larry Austin
      Friday, April 9, 1999, 12:50 p.m.
      University of Florida Music Department, Room 120

      TBA

    Kyma Workshop

      Friday, April 9, 1999, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
      Dr. Brian Belet, San Jose State University - CREAM
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

    Paper/Report Session

      Saturday, April 10, 1999, 1:00 p.m.
      University of Florida Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater

      T.A.T.: composer's perspectiveJavier Alejandro Garavaglia
      Windowing the Sound World -
      Music Composition with Granular Synthesis
      Mara Helmuth



    The above schedule is subject to change without prior notification. Please check regularly for the most current information.

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