source file: mills2.txt Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:05:56 -0700 Subject: El Paso MicroFest From: John Chalmers I just received a brochure and program from Sonja A. Wayne, the organizer of "Dr Mommy's Microtonal MusicFest," to be held on Friday and Saturday November 8 and 9th at 7:00 PM with a hands-on workshop Saturday from 1 to 3 PM by Erv Wilson. The location is "The Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, 1112 East Yandell, El Paso, TX. The cost for all 3 events (Friday and Saturday performance plus the workshop) is only $12.00, each performance is $7.50, and the Workshop alone is $5.00. For more info call The Bridge Center at (915) 532-6746 or Sonja at 591-3105. The Schedule of Events Friday, November 8, 1966 _________________________ 7.00 evening performance Neil Haverstick, featured performer, following which Jonathan Glasier, Rod Poole and Erv Wilson will lead an open forum and give a presentation of new instruments in prelude to Saturday's hands-on workshop. Saturday, November 9, 1996 _________________________ 1:00 hands-on workshop Warren Burt - A presentation of this Australian microtonal composer's work Jonathan Glasier - Vocal Harmonics Neil Haverstick- 19, 31, and 34 tone guitars Rod Poole 17 tone microtonal guitar Erv Wilson 22 tone metalophone presentation, discussion on 13th century Persian lute scale and Indian ragas Saturday, November 9, 1996 ___________________________ 7:00 evening performance Rod Poole Featured performer 9:00 Jonathan Glasier Following the performance Jonathan Glasier, Neil Haverstick, Rod Poole, and Erv Wilson will lead an open forum to conclude Dr. Mommy's Microtonal MusicFest. * * * Sonja says in the information packet to "bring the kids along, too and perhaps you'll inspire a future musician or mathematician." Glasier will also demonstrate Bill Wesley's ARRAY MBIRA, a large, multi-octave plucked-tongue instrument inspired by the African mbira or kalimba "thumb piano." --John Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:26 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA09479; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:28:12 +0200 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA09504 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA28179; Tue, 22 Oct 1996 22:28:09 -0700 Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 22:28:09 -0700 Message-Id: <199610230527.XAA23379@freenet.uchsc.EDU> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu