Co-ordinate multidisciplinary energies towards significant innovation for the guitar and related string instruments.
March 2004 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Thursday, March 4 | 5 pm | CNMAT | Ron Smith | Talk | Free |
Ron Smith, a graduate of the doctoral program at UC Berkeley, will demonstrate certain techniques of guitar playing and composition from the past century or so that are not found in orchestration texts. The discussion will explore topics of techniques idiomatic to the guitar such as alternate tunings, cross string techniques, harmonics and percussive uses of the instrument as well as less conventional methods of sound production with the instrument. Further discussion will include using the guitar in mixed instrumental ensembles and guitar with electronics. Ron has been commissioned by CNMAT to compose a piece for guitar and computer. His piece will make use of the CNMAT/GIBSON guitar tools (Max/MSP based) that were developed in connection with CNMAT's research relationship with Gibson guitar. |
Friday, March 5 | 8 pm | CNMAT | Debashish Bhattacharya | Concert | $15 general, $10 students | Debashish
Bhattacharya is the world's foremost interpreter of indian classical
music on steel guitar. He will use each of his newly introduced
Trinity of Guitars in these concerts. His designs combine numerous
features of western steel guitar technology in innovative ways
to provide the expressive range and timbral qualities necessary
for traditional indian music. "Debashish Bhattacharya's masterly performance of Raga Bhimpalasi.is showing Viswa Mohan Bhatt's crown is about to be stolen by young prince - Bhattacharya - One of the truly most lyrical musicians playing in any style." ---Dirty Linen, USA, September 1999 |
Saturday, March 6 | 9 am - 5pm | CNMAT | Debashish Bhattacharya | Hindustani Slide Guitar Workshop | Contact Adrian Freed for info: adrian@cnmat.berkeley.edu | Debashish Bhattacharya presents and all-day Hindustani Slide Guitar Workshop |
Saturday, March 6 | 8 pm | CNMAT | Debashish Bhattacharya | Concert | $15 general, $10 students | Debashish
Bhattacharya is the world's foremost interpreter of indian classical
music on steel guitar. He will use each of his newly introduced
Trinity of Guitars in these concerts. His designs combine numerous
features of western steel guitar technology in innovative ways
to provide the expressive range and timbral qualities necessary
for traditional indian music. "Debashish Bhattacharya's masterly performance of Raga Bhimpalasi.is showing Viswa Mohan Bhatt's crown is about to be stolen by young prince - Bhattacharya - One of the truly most lyrical musicians playing in any style." ---Dirty Linen, USA, September 1999 |
Sunday, March 28 | 4pm | CNMAT | Marsh, Vincent, and Lage Trio | Concert | $15 | Marsh, Vincent, and Lage consist of George Marsh on drums, Randy Vincent on guitar, and Julian Lage on guitar. Drawing heavily on their diverse musical and generational influences they are an atypical jazz trio. Musical roles are mixed and reversed. Drums become melodic, guitars become percussive; they all become interchangeable. The music’s improvisational chamber like approach contrasts the ever-changing exploration of time signatures and polyphony. While the breadth of their musical experiences is great the sum of their collaboration is even greater. |
April 2004 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Saturday, April 17 | CNMAT | CAL Day | Open House | Adrian Freed will present and demonstrates the fruits of CNMAT's Guitar Innovation Group |
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