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

[Luca Formentini <luca@unguitar.com>]

Hi Richard,
Give Fred a Hug from me.
Have fun ! (wish I could be there)
luca formentini
www.unguitar.com

Richard Zvonar wrote:

> 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
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>     312 Fifth Avenue (at Rose)  
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>     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:
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>     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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