http://newdissonance.com Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:09:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A classic documentary on American composer John Cage (1912-1992). "American Masters" John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990) Vivian Perlis (writer) TV Series: "American Masters" (1983) Original Air Date: 17 September 1990 Country: UK 55 min The player will show in this paragraph var s1 = new SWFObject('http://ubu.artmob.ca/video/flash/player-viral.swf','player','464','283','4'); s1.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); s1.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); s1.addParam('flashvars','file=http://ubu.artmob.ca/video/flash/Cage-John_American-Masters-Nothing-To-Say.flv'); s1.write('preview'); http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/31/john-cage-documentary/ Ben Johnston on meeting John Cage and their subsequent work together. http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/29/ben-on-working-with-john-cage/ Toccata (1994), for Solo Cello. Performed by Franklin Cox of Wright State University. http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/19/toccata/ More selections from the Wright State concert. "Prayer" was originally written by Ben Johnston in 1966 for SSA chorus and "Dirge" is from 1953. Arrangements by Sylvia Smith and Gerald Noble. Performed by Gerald Noble, Mike Minarcek, and Benjamin Kipp. http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/19/prayer-and-dirge/ Ben Johnston's setting of Rumi, The Tavern, with both vocal and microtonal guitar parts performed by John Schneider at Wright State University. http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/19/the-tavern-march-14-2010/ Our dear Ben Johnston has just celebrated his 84th birthday this week. Ben has been a constant to me as a dear friend, inspiring mentor, challenging teacher, and willing collaborator, and I was happy to be able to see him for the occasion of a colloquium held in his honor ... http://newdissonance.com/2010/03/18/happy-birthday-ben/ It was just announced that the opening concert of next season for the League of Composers will feature Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 4: On Sunday, February 28, 2010 (3 PM), the Chamber Players of the League perform at New York’s intimate Tenri Cultural Institute. The inimitable ensemble of New York ... http://newdissonance.com/2009/11/11/ben_johnston_league_of_composers/ A video of the Nov. 3rd performance of Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 9 by the American Modern Ensemble in Brooklyn. Enjoy! Also check out the positive review of the performance from the New York Times here. http://newdissonance.com/2009/11/08/string-quartet9video/ The American Modern Ensemble is performing Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 9 next Tuesday November 3, 2009, at the Galapagos Art Space at 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY. The piece is part of a program called m&ms (microtones & minimalism) which also features works by fellow composers Philip Glass, Ingram Marshall, Steve ... http://newdissonance.com/2009/10/28/string-quartet-no-9-in-brooklyn/ This is an interview I conducted with Ben last year, in which he describes the background for "The Tavern." http://newdissonance.com/2009/08/07/tavern_commentary/