source file: m1542.txt Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 14:03:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: American Festival of Microtonal Music 1999 From: Johnny Reinhard excuse me, Ed Sanders created a 31-TET instrument called the "microlyre." Johnny Reinhard Director American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@idt.net http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Johnny Reinhard wrote: > May 20 and May 27, 1999 -- both Thursdays -- are concert nights for the > AFMM at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, NYC. > > One hightlight (May 20) will be the premiere of "Thirsting For Peace in > a Raging Century" for 2 voices and microlyre by Ed Sanders, leader of the > Fugs. The microlye is an electronic pad instrument invented by Sanders to > play harmonically rich bass in 31-TET. I keep listening to his 20 minute > work over and over again for simple joy. The piece was spurred by the > death of Abbie Hoffman. > > Johnny Reinhard > Director > American Festival of Microtonal Music > 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW > New York, New York 10021 USA > (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 > reinhard@idt.net > http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM >