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Two Concerts by Renowned Composer-Performer Daniele Lombardi
Date
Fri February 20th 2009, 8:30pm
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti'sÌýThe Foundation and Manifesto of FuturismÌýwas published exactly one hundred years ago on the front page of the Parisian dailyÌýLe Figaro.ÌýIt famously celebrated "theÌýlove of danger, the habit of energy and rashness..Ìýfeverish sleeplessness, the perilous leap, the slap and the punch" and proclaimed theÌýbeauty of mechanical speed, setting the tone for many of the avant-garde movements that would follow. The event is being commemorated by major exhibitions at the Tate, the Centre Pompidou, and the Canadian Center for Architecture.ÌýÌý
Here on the èצӰÏñ campus, it will be marked by the visit ofÌýthe renowned composer-performer and experimental music historianÌýDaniele LombardiÌý(²õ±ð±ð ).
Both performances will be held on campus at the Cantor Arts Center Auditorium and will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.ÌýSeating for each performance is limited to only 75 people. SoÌýreservations are required and must be made by sendingÌýa brief email to one of the following email links no later than Wednesday Feb. 18:
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Two public performances with separate programs are scheduled:
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the first, onÌýFriday Feb. 20Ìýis devoted toÌýthe music of Italian FuturismÌý(²õ±ð±ð attached program) and will include selections from Pratella, Mix, Casavola, and Savinio, among others.
the second, onÌýSaturday Feb. 21Ìýis devoted toÌýthe music of the Russian Futurist Mosolov and to the "Bad Boys of the Piano" (Lourié, Antheil, and Cowell; see attached program).
Both performances will be held on campus at the Cantor Arts Center Auditorium and will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.ÌýSeating for each performance is limited to only 75 people. SoÌýreservations are required and must be made by sendingÌýa brief email to one of the following email links no later than Wednesday Feb. 18:
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february20thperformance [at] gmail.com (february20thperformance[at]gmail[dot]com)Ìýfor the program entitled The Music of Italian Futurism;
february21stperformance [at] gmail.com (february21stperformance[at]gmail[dot]com)Ìýfor the program on The Music of Russian Futurism and Bad Boys of the Piano
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Please indicate the number of seats that you would like to reserve. You will receive a confirmation noticeÌýon the evening of Wednesday Feb. 18th.
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These unique events were made possible thanks toÌýthe generous support of theÌýÌý(SiCa). They areÌýbeing recorded for inclusion in aÌýperformance space being developed by theÌýèצӰÏñ Humanities LabÌýand its partners as part of the launch of a newÌývirtual world platform entitled Sirikata.Ìý
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Reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis; but must be received no later than Wed. Feb. 18. We will do our best to accommodate your requests.