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Arizona Cultural Forum 2008
Schedule of Events:
Friday,
February 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Free Admission
Venue-AZ SENIOR ACADEMY -13701 E.Old
Spanish Tr.
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9:30-10 a.m.-Meet & Greet
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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.-Performance: A Transharmonic
Exploration In Multitonal Omnivibrationalism, Glenn Weyant
Tucson based sound
sculptor Glenn Weyant will
present and perform with The Kestrel
920, a sound transmorgifier of his own design. Calibrated to
amplify and exploit the nano and overt vibrations created through
percussive blows, bowing, electromagnetic fields and assorted
manipulation, the heart of Kestrel 920 is a segment of found lumber
that has been hollowed to create a resonation chamber for the mounting
of a contact microphone. The lumber has been strategically mounted with
found objects mostly including: a tuned dust pan, a deconstructed
satellite dish mount, assorted screws, a bicycle hub, nails, bungee
cords, wires and springs.
During a question and answer period Weyant will discuss his ideas about
new instrument design, construction and performance techniques,
development of communication with personalized sonic languages,
non-linear group interaction and full-body listening.
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11:00 a.m.-
11:45 a.m. Talk: Amplification and the Human Ear, Daniel R.
Boone, Ph.D.
Daniel R. Boone, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of the University of Arizona,
will talk about
hearing amplification and continuous noise exposure appear to be taking
a toll on our ability to listen. A growing portion of our listening
audience have hearing impairment, and many of them with normal hearing
have forgotten how to listen. We take a look at the normal ear and the
physiology of how we hear, appreciating the effects on normal hearing
from aging and disease.
We consider the differences in listening to coded and uncoded hearing
in listening to both music and speech. We consider the impact of
self-hearing on our ability to perform instrumentally, in our singing,
and in our ability to speak.
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12:00 p.m.-
12:40 p.m. Performance:
Steven Romaniello will perform on the Theremin.
Originally, the theremin was
intended to replace entire orchestras with its "music from the ether."
While that never quite happened, it has been used in many recordings
over the years. During the 60's and 70's, bands such as Lothar and the
Hand People, the Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band, and Led Zeppelin brought the
theremin into the public eye for a short time. Then, the theremin
slipped back into obscurity until the recent revival of the 1990s.
Today, lots of bands use theremins, though few in a musical context.
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12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m EXTRA
Special Events @ The
Westward Look Resort
State
of the Art surround sound recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX
Records, demonstrated on complete, highest quality, state of the art
surround sound equipment for your home. The room will be set up with
highest quality, full range speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array
around audience seating to demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround
field recording and reproduction for human perception.
Canyon Room: McIntosh
Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array
speakers.
Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home
Entertainment
Palm Room: B&W
loudspeakers (the diamond tweeter 803D), Anthem surround sound
processor, and the top rated Pioneer Elite Plasma display with Blu-Ray
player, courtesy of Wilson Audio.
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Saturday, February 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Tickets $30
| Venue- Berger
Performing Arts Ctr.
- 1200 W Speedway
Blvd. |
| Event is part of Rhythms of LIFE series and
seating is limited |
3:00 p.m.-Talk/Demo Dr. Mark Waldrep: HD
Surround Sound Delivery: Getting Inside A Music Performance
The arrival of new
high definition, surround music delivery schemes on DVDs and through HD
download services offers a new opportunity for music listeners to
experience their favorite compositions...from the inside and up close.
Imagine a chamber ensemble or soloist coming to your home to perform a
private concert for you and group of your closest friends. That’s the
experience that AIX Records delivers through their unique recording
techniques and use of state-of-the-art technologies. This presentation
will discuss and demonstrate some of AIX Records’ award-winning music
recordings and the philosophy behind them. Dr. Waldrep, founder and chief
engineer of AIX and iTrax.com, brings decades of experience making
recordings to the exciting world of HD Surround Sound.
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3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.- Robert
Picardo stars in A Beautiful
Deception: From Impressionism to Surrealism;
Plus a rare showing of of the surrealist
short film ‘Entr’acte’ (1924)
by director René Clair – the very first
film with a dedicated original score composed by Satie-
with a live piano performance.
Music for solo piano and piano four hands
will be performed by Lyova Rosanoff and Sanda Schuldmann.
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10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m EXTRA
Special Events @ The
Westward Look Resort
State
of the Art surround sound
recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records, demonstrated on
complete, highest quality, state of the art surround sound equipment
for your home. The room will be set up with highest quality, full range
speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array around audience seating to
demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround field recording and
reproduction for human perception.
Canyon Room: McIntosh
Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array
speakers.
Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home
Entertainment
Palm Room: B&W
loudspeakers (the diamond tweeter 803D), Anthem surround sound
processor, and the top rated Pioneer Elite Plasma display with Blu-Ray
player, courtesy of Wilson Audio.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Free Admission
| Venue: AZ SENIOR ACADEMY -13701 E.Old
Spanish Tr. |
| 12:30
p.m.-1 p.m.-Meet & Greet |
1
p.m--3:00 p.m.
PERFORMANCE: PLUTO DÉJÀ VU, a new play by Harry
Clark, staged
reading
I
have been here before,
But when or how I cannot tell
Dante
Gabriel Rossetti
The work explores memory with seven members of a book club. Directed by
Cynthia Meier, with well-known regional actors including Chuck Rankin,
Lesley Abrams, Alida Gunn & Joe McGrath.
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3:15 p.m--4:00 p.m- TALK: Memory:
The Latest in Brain Science
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10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m EXTRA
Special Events @ The
Westward Look Resort
State
of the Art surround sound
recordings by Dr. Mark Waldrep of AIX Records, demonstrated on
complete, highest quality, state of the art surround sound equipment
for your home. The room will be set up with highest quality, full range
speakers, in precise 5.1 surround array around audience seating to
demonstrate maximal reproduction of surround field recording and
reproduction for human perception.
Canyon Room: McIntosh
Electronics, driving the outstanding McIntosh XRT1K tower array
speakers.
Demonstrated courtesy of L&M Home
Entertainment
Palm Room: B&W
loudspeakers (the diamond tweeter 803D), Anthem surround sound
processor, and the top rated Pioneer Elite Plasma display with Blu-Ray
player, courtesy of Wilson Audio.
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Questions? Feel free to call us: 520-400-5439
or E-Mail us.
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Chamber Music PLUS SW appreciates
your consideration for support. Tickets and grants cover 80% of our
budget. Your support is much appreciated. Thank You
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