New Music for Summer
Strings
August 4-6, 2017
What: a festival of
newly-written music for string orchestra.
Why: to enjoy audible
vibrations of strings of a certain length, organized into patterns by
living composers, performed by players intent on counting time and
creating frequencies in harmony.
Where: North Conway,
New Hampshire. Performances and rehearsals will take place at Christ
Church on the corner of Pine and Main Streets.
When: Friday, August
4-Sunday, August 6. Rehearsals will begin on Friday evening, continue
on Saturday, with a break in the evening to attend a concert. A
culminating concert will be held at 5 PM on August 6. Music will be
available for practicing in mid-July.
Who: string players
interested in giving their time to make new music real; composers
interested in writing and producing new music for string orchestra.
All ages are welcome. Players should be able to tune and count well.
Playing extremely high or fast is not necessary. A certain amount of
flexibility is also to be admired—after all, we will playing music
in the real world which has only been imagined to that point.
How: To
participate, call Ellen Schwindt at 603-447-2898. You may also
communicate by e-mail: ellen.m.schwindt@gmail.com.
Calls are preferable, so I can find out what you hope to get out of
the project and can seat people appropriately.
Music Outside the
Commercial Space
We are undertaking this
project with a minimum of interest in the monetary costs or benefits
of it—rather it is an experiment in making music without involving
money any more than is necessary. However, the reality of travel and
piano tuners and people with recording equipment being what it is,
the project will come with some costs attached. We may also be able
to help those who would otherwise participate, but are held back for
lack of travel funds. There will be a crowd-sourced funding scheme
associated with this project. Please share this widely when you
receive the information.
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