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The Future of Music TalksOver a three-year period, beginning in April of 2000, the Composition Area of the UCSD Department of Music carried forward a unique and rewarding program called SEARCH. This program was jointly curated by Chaya Czernowin, Roger Reynolds, Rand Steiger, and Chinary Ung, the UCSD composition faculty at that time. Eighteen composers were brought to campus as VISITORS, most of them participating in one of five weekend-long EVENTS on curated subjects of interest, others coming for independent residencies. Each VISITOR gave a presentation relating to "The Future of Music". The following TEXTS and RECORDING show the remarkable variety of perspectives offered by our VISITORS who, themselves, differed markedly in age, national background, and stylistic commitment. There was, perhaps, more optimism than might have been expected given the complexities of our current situation, and a recurring theme was: "If you don't like what you find in your world, do something to change it."
LINKS TO EVENT LECTURE TEXTS AND RECORDING FOLLOW BELOW. The Introduction to all by Roger Reynolds heads the list. Most, but not all, of the texts presented during SEARCH were provided in writing by the guests. The following TEXTS and RECORDING were commissioned by the Composition Area, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego for its SEARCH initiative. The TEXTS and RECORDING are copyrighted and appear in their original publication here. While links TO these TEXTS from other sites are welcome, no part of this TEXT may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the copyright holders [Please contact Roger Reynolds Trust: info@rogerreynolds.com to facilitate this.]. Roger Reynolds, "THE SEARCH INITIATIVE: An INTRODUCTION to SEARCH on the Occasion of EVENT I" Rand Steiger, "INTRODUCTION to EVENT II of the SEARCH Project" |
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