Stephen Rush: Composer, Artist, Professor
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)
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 …
Pond Music XVIII- “Sojourner Pond Music”- Oct. 24-28; 12-7p; free; all ages and people Read More »
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:
Today marked the end of our lessons. Students dragged themselves sadly to their Guru’s homes. Okay, they were driven again in hair-raising, life-threatening rides through utter insanity! We then muscled through the copious additional material thrown at us by the Gurus. The voice students were given two additional Kritis (NOT baby pieces!!) just this week …
Another incredible day – to say the least. Lessons in the morning for everyone but Mrdangam (they have a busy teacher, who holds an economics post at U-M, University of Mysore!). The afternoon held an incredibly gracious gathering of high tea at the home of wonderful Chandrakala, the eminently lovable staff worker who has accompanied …
We are “back at it”, taking lessons, thinking hard, and getting our “coconuts crushed” (a reference to a temple practice of smashing coconuts – symbols of our utter submission – “bhakti” – to God, or the crushing of the ego). Lessons are coming fast and furious, 3 days in a row this week, then the …
Saturday/Sunday – Some of us gone to the beach, but some of us….. All is well at the beach according to Tessa and Sunil – the owner of the hotel. Ya Gotta Believe! Meanwhile….back here in Mysore some tourism abounds. Sam/Noniko/Merilynne and I went to the Royal Orchid Metropol for lunch. Very very fancy. The favorites? Unbelievably …
Let’s do this the easy way! Escape Beam IV – our new album is available here: http://music.mooncone.net Tour Schedule: Santa Rosa – Church of the Incarnation/March 2, 9:15am https://www.facebook.com/IncarnationSantaRosa San Francisco – Center for New Music – March 3, 8pm (triple bill), 10$; https://www.facebook.com/events/221275478065102/ Stanford University, March 4, 8pm; https://www.facebook.com/events/1469362296612454/ National University, San Diego, March 5; https://www.facebook.com/events/684860504905656/ University of California, …
Gypsy Pond Hockey Music Digital Music Ensemble, directed by Stephen Rush + members of the U-M Hockey Team Feb. 26, 2016 YOST ICE ARENA (seriously). Digital Music Ensemble, directed by Stephen Rush, and the U-M hockey team to find out what happens if you turn a hockey game into an techno-ambient music concert. Ever wonder if …