Re: CHAT: Philip Glass Knockin'

Dirk Elzinga wrote:
>> Now for a completely different sonic experience, check out Glenn
>> Branca. I'd recommend Symphony #3 "Gloria"; it's essentially an
>> amplified wall of sound tuned to the overtone series. I play it when I
>> want to be left alone (among other occasions), since no one will come
>> into the room while it's on.>
        I'll hie me to CDNow as soon as I go online........

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
>Where do you find these composers?  >
        Randon mentions like the above.  czHANg is a reliable source too,
even if his likes don't always match mine.  There are lots of websites too,
of various unheard-of CD producers, that one can stumble across.

Every time I walk in a music store
>I'm confronted by these horrible rows of things like rap and rock that I
>have no interest in, but I can never seem to figure out what section I
>should be looking in for certain modern composers.  :-(
        Modern? Modern? You mean Stravinsky? Shostáckovich or Próckofife?
(As I've heard them called.......).  I used to rely on the radio station of
a certain large Midwestern University-- from late 80s to 7/1/96 they had a
brilliant "host" (well, classical DJ) who played EVERYTHING, including
occasional bits of his own work, with intelligent commentary...... Alas, on
7/1/96, that station summarily fired all its music people, and joined the
relentless march toward NPR's all-talk format.  Aaaack. At fund-raising
time, I like to let them know why I no longer contribute, and point out that
since 96, I've probably spent $500-1000 per year on CDs (not that I ever
contributed that much!)