3 Choral Pieces (in the QUINCY MINE in the Upper Peninsula!)
Gayatri Mantra (a setting of the traditional Gayatri Mantra or Hindu Prayer) Tattiriya Upanishad (a setting of a portion of the Tattiriya Upanishad): Before You Can: (a setting of the poem, “Before You Can” – about peace in the Gaza Strip)
Pond Music XVIII- “Sojourner Pond Music”- Oct. 24-28; 12-7p; free; all ages and people
how does it work? A remote control boat on a pond – loaded with a “burner phone” – sends bluetooth GPS signals to land, the coordinates are mapped into names of freedmen/freedwomen from the Underground Railroad – through Ann Arbor and Detroit – along with names of stationmasters of the U.R., and “slave songs” (Songs …
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ICE GUYS “Opera” finally Performing Sunday Oct 1/4p
Long awaited, after 4 postponements – my Fluxkit (!) Opera, Iceguys: a Vaudeville Singspiel based on the one US person aboard Shackleton’s Endurance. It’s an all-age crazy fun time – donations accepted but free – 4pm at the Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor. Come One Come All! poster with Details below:
Taittiriya Upanishad (excerpt) for choir
The work’s text is from the Taittiriya Upanishad which is a celebration and virtually incomprehensible discourse on the nature of Joy. The idea? Joy as you may perceive it, is too SMALL. Keep thinking bigger. NOW – thing Bigger. Loads of fun. Lovely Performance under the baton of the amazing Jared Anderson with the Michigan …
What Does Steve read and why?
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Water Walk by John Cage
My Performance HERE:
Short Bio (160 words)
Rush is a renowned composer, educator and scholar and a Distinguish Professor of Music at the University of Michigan. He has taught in the departments of music composition, theory, dance, technology, music education and jazz. He receieved the Teaching Innovation Prize for the coordination of the “Creative Process Course,” taught to over 600 students, and …
MY MLK/MARTIN mini-opera called “Black Pilgrims”
here’s the PIECE: January 16 at Hill Auditorium- University of Michigan/ MLK Day Symposium featuring singers Scott Piper and Daniel Washington; NICE ARTICLE HERE PLUS ADDRESS FOR THE WEBCAST is mlksymposium.umich.edu “Black Pilgrims” is a depiction of a fictional dialogue between Malcolm X and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – set to Hiphop beats …
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