>From: "Jon Raskin" <sopranino@...>
>Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:53:22 -0800
>
>Gig: A site specific outdoor music for improvisers
>Where: Mills College
>When: April 30th, time to be decided
>Open: improvising musicians
>
>Mills College (in Oakland, California) has graciously allowed me to try out
>a new work which is an
>outdoor, site specific, music for improvisers. If you are interested in
>participating in this event please let me know off list. It will take
>place on Saturday, April 30th, in the afternoon. The time hasn't been
>decided yet but will be fairly soon. At this point, there is no money for
>the performers and the admission for the audience will be free as well. I
>hope to be able to do this at other locations that have interesting sonic
>landscapes, urban, suburban and rural. The participants will be spread out
>across the space and the audience will move about through the area finding
>their own places to listen to the music. I will be having some rehearsals
>at Phillip Greenlief's house to familiarize participants with the score and
>some of the improvising ideas that will be employed.
>
>I have been working in this area, off and on, for many years starting in
>the 70's. Rova has had several works that have dealt with the specific
>acoustics of the performance environment. If you can to any of the Mt
>Tamalpias performances Rova performed music that surrounded the audience.
>If you have any questions I would be glad to address them.
>
>It is open to any improvising musician. If you play something that needs
>electricity you will need to have a battery powered setup.
>
>Jon Raskin
>Rova Saxophone Quartet
>www.rova.org
>www.jonraskin.com
>