FRED FRITH May 16 on acf/LA Composer to Composer series

[Richard Zvonar <zvonar@zvonar.com>]

Title: FRED FRITH May 16 on acf/LA Composer to Composer series

American Composers Forum of Los Angeles proudly presents:

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COMPOSER TO COMPOSER WITH FRED FRITH

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A conversation with composer/improviser FRED FRITH, moderated by Richard ZVONAR

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> TUTTOMEDIA STUDIO
> 312 Fifth Avenue (at Rose)  
> Venice, CA 90291
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> Sunday, MAY 16, 2004, 2:00-5:00
> PM
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> $10 admission

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In conjunction with his performance with the California EAR Unit titled "Do You Know Fred?" at LA County Museum of Art, composer/improviser Fred Frith will discuss his recent work in an informal gathering sponsored by acf/LA.

Fred  Frith, composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist, has situated himself for more than thirty years in the area where rock music and new music meet. Co-founder of  the British underground band Henry Cow (1968-78), he  moved to New York in the late seventies and came into  contact with many of the musicians with whom he's since been associated, including, for example, John  Zorn, Ikue Mori, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins, and  Bob Ostertag.

Fourteen years in New York gave rise to groups like Massacre (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), Skeleton Crew (with Tom and Zeena), and Keep the Dog, a sextet performing an extensive repertoire of Frith's compositions.

In  the eighties he began to write for dance, film, and theatre. Recent film credits, for example include The Tango Lesson and The Man Who Cried (Sally Potter), Gambling, Gods, and LSD (Peter Mettler), and Rivers & Tides (Thomas Riedelsheimer). He has also composed for Rova Sax Quartet, Ensemble Modern, Asko Ensemble, and a number of other groups, including his own critically acclaimed Guitar Quartet. Best known world-wide as an improvising guitarist, Frith has performed in a variety of other contexts, playing bass in John Zorn's  Naked City, violin in Lars Hollmer's Looping Home Orchestra, and guitar on recordings ranging from The Residents and René Lussier to Brian Eno and Amy Denio. 

Frith is the subject of Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzels' award-winning  documentary film Step Across the Border. He is currently  Professor of Composition at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he lives with photographer Heike Liss and their children Finn and Lucia.

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Fred Frith's Web site:

> http://www.fredfrith.com/
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For information on Fred Frith's performance at LACMA, see:

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> http://www.lacma.org/art/music/musicAllInfo.htm

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