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1. radiOM.org - Other Minds Festival OM 14: Panel Discussion 1 [5.125% Popularity: 0.00000]

Other Minds Festival: OM 14: Panel Discussion 1 View Item Type: Video Duration: 40 min Event Type: Lecture / Panel Discussion Program Origin: Other Minds Additional Media Files (click to view) OM 14 got started with Other Minds Executive and Artistic Director, Charles Amirkhanian, moderating a panel discussion with Bent Sørensen, Chinary Ung, and Ben Johnston, whose works were to be heard during the first concert, held on March 5, 2009. Sørensen discusses how he has incorporated aspects from one of his operas into two of his more recent compositions as well as commenting on the challenges of writing for a piano trio. Ung touches upon his interest in finding the musical equivalent of the Buddhist idea of emptiness being filled by compassion, while Johnston reminisces about Harry Partch, his mentor in microtonal music. To see the full concert program guide go to: http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/OM14program.shtml Genres: New Music ; 20th Century Classical Subject: Sørensen, Bent, 1958- ; Ung, Chinary, 1942- ; Jo...

2. radiOM.org - Other Minds Festival OM 14: Panel Discussion & Concert 1 [5.085% Popularity: 0.00000]

Other Minds Festival: OM 14: Panel Discussion & Concert 1 Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 155 min Event Type: Lecture / Panel Discussion Program Origin: Other Minds Additional Media Files (click to view) OM 14 got started with Other Minds Executive and Artistic Director, Charles Amirkhanian, moderating a panel discussion with the Bent Sørensen, Chinary Ung, and Ben Johnston, whose works were to be heard during the first concert, held on March 5, 2009. Sørensen discusses how he has incorporated aspects from one of his operas into two of his more recent compositions as well as commenting on the challenges of writing for a piano trio. Ung touches upon his interest in finding the musical equivalent of the Buddhist idea of emptiness being filled by compassion, while Johnston reminisces about Harry Partch, his mentor in microtonal music. Spiral X: In Memoriam Genocide is not an easy theme to acknowledge in music, and yet for Chinary Ung, it finally became a necessity. in 2007 he decided to compose a ten...

3. radiOM.org - Other Minds Festival OM 14: Concert 1 [5.041% Popularity: 0.00000]

Other Minds Festival: OM 14: Concert 1 View Item Type: Video Duration: 124 mins Event Type: Music Program Origin: Other Minds Additional Media Files (click to view) The first concert of OM 14 was held on March 5, 2009, and included: Spiral X: In Memoriam Genocide is not an easy theme to acknowledge in music, and yet for Chinary Ung, it finally became a necessity. in 2007 he decided to compose a tenth work in his “Spiral” series that would commemorate the Cambodian holocaust perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Among the 1.7 million killed were half of his family members. The players intone nonsensical phonemes and sing in raw village style, very explicitly scored. Ung is not interested in trained classical voices and urges his players not to try to imitate them. In addition, various members are asked to sing and whistle, often while playing completely different material at the same time. “Spiral X” was co-commissioned by the Del Sol Performing Arts Organization and the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation. -Charles...