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Memorable outdoor premieres you’ve heard and/or your most unusual exposure to a new piece of music

By NewMusicBox Staff on July 1, 1999No Comment
Greg Sandow Greg Sandow
“Was it an outdoor experience? I’m not sure, and who cares?…”
Michael Torke Michael Torke
“I remember a concert at the Tanglewood Music Center that had both David Del Tredici’s “Happy Voices” (from Child Alice) and John Adams’s Harmonielehre on the same program!”
Marilyn Nonken Marilyn Nonken
“…the sight of Brant –headgear, jumpsuit, etc.– will always stick with me: Ives meets Evel Knievel.”
Joseph Dalton Joseph Dalton
“Ironically, as I attend more and more concerts, year after year, the memorable ones are fewer and rarer…”

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