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...musical thought. But along with his musical integrity and insight, he is remembered by his colleagues and proteges at his alma mater for his sense of humor and good feeling toward his work and students. Numbered among these students who later became prominent figures in music are Leonard Bernstein, Gunther Schuller, and Elliot Carter...
Festival of Contemporary Music--8:30 pm--Jordan Hall, Boston--New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra under Gunther Schuller. Info...
...Well, a unique opportunity for expanding those cultural horizons will be on the Boston musical scene during October 24-30, as the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) holds its annual World Music Festival at the New England Conservatory. Through the efforts of composer and former NEC director Gunther Schuller, the festival, never before held in the United States, will involve 13 concerts of chamber and orchestral music by composers from 29 countries...
...annual festival. (The United States, due to the dearth of government subsidies for the arts, has traditionally been at a disadvantage because of the lack of guaranteed funds.) Then, the member nations select compositions from their countries and submit them to the international jury, which includes contemporary music luminaries Gunther Schuller, Elliott Carter, Jacques Guyonnet, David Drew, and Marlos Nobre. A special effort was made this year to provide a broad cross-section of trends and countries; every member nation is represented by compositions except Iceland. Most of the works have been composed within the past five years, and none...
Performers will include the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, the New England Conservatory Orchestra under Gunther Schuller, the University of Iowa Orchestra under James Dixon, and an orchestra of Boston musicians under Richard Pittman. Many chamber ensembles, including Boston Musica Viva, Collage, the Celveland String Quartet, the Pro Arte String Quartet, and the Societe de Musique contemporaine du Quebec, will also be appearing. Most of the concerts will be in the Conservatory's venerable Jordan Hall, which should help with acclimatization to even the most unfamiliar sounds...