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Re: FRED FRITH May 16 on acf/LA Composer to Composer series
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:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> COMPOSER TO COMPOSER WITH FRED FRITH
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> A conversation with composer/improviser FRED FRITH, moderated by
> Richard ZVONAR
>
>
> TUTTOMEDIA STUDIO
>
> 312 Fifth Avenue (at Rose)
>
> Venice, CA 90291
>
>
> Sunday, MAY 16, 2004, 2:00-5:00 PM
>
>
> $10 admission
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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/
>
>
> For information on Fred Frith's performance at LACMA, see:
>
>
> http://www.lacma.org/art/music/musicAllInfo.htm
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