The Future of Music Texts
Over 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. 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 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 FOLLOW BELOW. Some texts are still immersed in an editing and/or permissions process.
The following TEXTS were commissioned by the Composition Area, Department
of Music, University of California, San Diego for its SEARCH initiative. The
TEXTS are copyrighted and appear in their original publication here. While links
TO these TEXTS from other sites are welcome, the TEXTS themselves may
not be reprinted for any reason without express agreement in writing from the
copyright holders [Please contact Roger Reynolds: info@rogerreynolds.com to
facilitate this.].
Robert Ashley: "THE FUTURE OF MUSIC"
SEARCH EVENT I, 15 April 2000
Liza Lim: "The endurance of uncertainty"
SEARCH EVENT I, 15 April 2000
Jukka Tiensuu: "THE FUTURE OF MUSIC"
SEARCH EVENT I, 16 April 2000
James Tenney: "The Future of Music (revisited)"
FOCUS Seminar, 31 October 2000
Jean-Baptiste Barrière:
"It is the nature of the society in which we want to live, that is in question."
SEARCH EVENT II, 16 February 2001
Jarek Kapuscinski: "The Future of Music"
SEARCH EVENT II, 16 February 2001
Kaija Saariaho: "The Future of Music"
SEARCH EVENT II, 17 February 2001
David Wessel: "A Perspective on Technology and Music"
SEARCH EVENT II, 17 February 2001
Chou Wen-chung: "Music – What Is Its Future?"
SEARCH EVENT III, 21 April 2001
Jean-Claude Risset: "The Evolution of Music: Acoustic and Electric Worlds"
FOCUS Seminar, 3 May 2001
David Lang: "A LECTURE ON THE FUTURE OF MUSIC"
FOCUS Seminar, 15 November 2001
Paul Koonce: "The Future of Music"
SEARCH EVENT IV, 2 March 2002
Richard Barrett: "The Possibility of Music"
SEARCH EVENT IV, 3 March 2002
Alvin Lucier: "THE FUTURE OF OUR MUSIC"
SEARCH EVENT IV, 3 March 2002
Hilda Paredes: The Future of Music
SEARCH EVENT V, 26 October 2002
Vinko Globokar: "Réalité et espérance (Reality...and Hope)"
SEARCH EVENT V, 26 October 2002
Lisa Bielawa: CUSTODIANS OF THE PRIVATE: Thoughts on the Future of Music
SEARCH EVENT V, 27 October 2002
Toshio Hosokawa: "About Noh Opera"
SEARCH EVENT V, 27 October 2002
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