hi

i probably wasn't the only one on this list who went to the concert, but
i thought i'd offer some brief impressions for those that have interest
and couldn't attend.

the performance space was packed. i got the last chair and it was an
unused piano bench! i'd guesstimate around 60-80 people were there [but
i'm not that good at this sort of thing]. several speakers mentioned
that this was the most people that had come to one of the concerts.
death is funny like that sometimes ...

lou's spirit loomed large throughout. several people spoke about their
interactions and memories about lou, while in hospice and before. there
was no sobbing [i don't think anyone would have minded], but a few
voices cracked here and there. having just died days before, most were
still grieving one way or another.

the grizzler group, from what i could make out, plays a kind of
classical improvisation mixture. cardew was mentioned at one point as
being in their repertoire, if that helps. one of the musicians plays a
huge patch cord synthesizer, like the kind played way back in the 70s.
he has circuit boards for VCF, LFO, and so on, all plugged into a huge
console, probably about 4 or 5 feet square [1.5 meters]; and yes, he was
using patch cords to modify the sound. and then another guy has all
these electronic toys, scrapers, vibrators, contact mics and the like. a
cornucopia of handmade instruments. also violins unamplified and run
through various electronics. a couple trumpets and a few woodwinds
filled out the ensemble [a percussionist too].

anyway, lou wrote a piece for them and this was the premiere. it was
mentioned that lou wrote this piece to kinda force grizzler to be more
disciplined in some way. it was reported that in the score it says if
you don't show for rehearsals, you don't get to play at the performance.
i laughed at that having some experience myself in trying to run
rehearsals for a group.

the grizzler pieces were good- variety in the sounds and communication
among the musicians. i think the group was also a bit keyed up for the
event.

also, some of lou's electronic recordings were played. listening to
recorded music in a crowd is often bit awkward, as there are no
musicians to look at. you can obtain these recordings yourself and come
to your own opinion on them. for me, they show lou's active mind putting
sounds together in imaginative ways, keeping an overall shape to the
music. i liked them.

the 3 cd set that was released is available on his website
[http://www.jolc.net/].

csound was mentioned as an integral part of lou's process; but it was
characterized as some complex mathematical program used to "compile" his
music. although it was also identified as a software sythesizer.

as i've said before, i only met lou very superficially once or twice;
but know him more through his comments in this forum. it was a very
gratifying performance for me not only because of the music, but also
because both audience and performers were united in their sense of
something missing.

if anyone has anything to add, please do.

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