source file: m1439.txt Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 09:42:57 -0700 Subject: MELA Foundation New York Spring 1998 From: Xou Oxno MELA Foundation New York Spring 1998 Faquir Pran Nath Day of Remembrance Raga Cycle Ten hours of music and remembrances of the great North Indian vocal master in celebration of his life on the second anniversary of his death. La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela will give commentary and present pre-recorded ragas from the MELA Archives made by Faquir Pran Nath during his lifetime. The recordings will cycle through Ragas of Afternoon, Sunset, Evening and Night. Limited seating. Saturday, June 13 2:00 pm - Midnight in the Dream House, 275 Church Street, 3rd Floor $21 / $17 MELA members & Kirana Center students Stay for the entire concert or come and go for one admission Charles Curtis plays Terry Jennings Cello virtuoso Charles Curtis performs a major work of the late Terry Jennings in a special arrangement for solo cello. Jennings, one of the earliest minimalist composers, performed and recorded with La Monte Young in the '50s, '60s and '70s. Curtis has studied the interpretation of Jennings' music with Young for ten years and has presented Jennings' compositions in numerous concerts, including performances with Young. Friday, June 19, 8:00 pm in the Dream House 275 Church Street, 3rd Floor $12 / $9 MELA members Michael J. Schumacher Monologue continuous sound environment Schumacher's installation makes full use of the magnificent Dream House 30-inch woofers. A computer produces wave after wave of a big, bassy sonic ocean, literally vibrating the guts of the listener. The piece is randomly generated in "real time" using the six prime numbers that are the rhythmic basis of all of Schumacher's sound environments: 13, 17, 23, 29, 37 and 43. By using complex algorithms, the sound remains in constant flux, and the many resulting combination tones create a wild, raging aural seascape. Sunday, June 21, 2:00 pm - Midnight in the Dream House 275 Church Street, 3rd Floor $4 / $3 MELA members La Monte Young Marian Zazeela Dream House: Seven Years of Sound and Light Now in its fifth season, the Dream House has become known as a sound and light oasis in the parched desert of serious artistic encounters. "A magical place," Paul Griffiths, The New Yorker. "A wild frontier of tonality that has never been explored, the outer edge of consonance," Kyle Gann, The Village Voice. "The Dream House is a unique life experience that you will remember for years, and one that you will probably return to time and again. It's a great place to celebrate, reflect, create, rest, mourn, analyze, energize, focus, wander, and revitalize." David Farneth, metrobeat.com Continuing through June 20 Thursdays & Saturdays 2:00 pm - Midnight (except Saturday, June 13) 275 Church Street, 3rd Floor $3 Reopens Saturday, September 20 for the 1998-99 season Information 212-925-8270 / Fax 212-226-7802 These events are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. M E L A F o u n d a t i o n I n c. 2 7 5 C h u r c h S t r e e t N e w Y o r k N. Y. 1 0 0 1 3 * David Beardsley * xouoxnoREMOVE-THIS@virtulink.com * * virtual dream house monitor * for the MELA Foundation * * http://www.virtulink.com/mela/main.htm