KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Music of Daniel Lentz and Stephen Scott
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
P.LEN.DAN.001Program Length
18 minDates
1981-05-25 | createdDescription
A recording of "Midnight White" by Daniel Lentz, and "Rainbows" by Stephen Scott.Midnight White was released on the album After Images on Cold Blue Records. The performers include, on voices and keyboards: Joanne Christensen, Arlene Flynn Dunlap, Richard Dunlap, Garry Eister, and Daniel Lentz on cascading echo systems.
Rainbows was recorded on Thursday, May 25, 1981 in Colorado Springs. Notes on the tape box say it was featured in the July 1981 issue of Life Magazine. Performed by the Colorado College New Music Ensemble featuring Stephen Scott, Joseph Auner, Richard Brotherton, Alison Feinton, G. Bruce Lemmon III, Paul Liu, Sue Langlas Mohnsen, Anne McClellan, Curtis Smith, and Revae Temolin.
Notes on bowing techniques: Bowing of strings with nylon fish-line sprayed with resin; 8-12 strands fastened at both ends, and color coded tabs for each bow. Also played with popsicle sticks (for 8th notes); 50-75 strands of horsehair glued onto stick with foto-mount sticky foam. Of a 4-inch popsicle stick, the bottom 1" has these hairs attached.
Genres
20th century classicalNew music
Musical Selections
Midnight White (1977) (6:05) / Daniel Lentz -- Rainbows, for bowed piano (1981) (11:45) / Stephen ScottPerformers
Daniel Lentz, echo systems (Midnight White)Joanne Christensen, voice and keyboard (Midnight White)
Arlene Flynn Dunlap, voice and keyboard (Midnight White)
Richard Dunlap, voice and keyboard (Midnight White)
Garry Eister, voice and keyboard (Midnight White)
Stephen Scott, director (Rainbows)
Colorado College New Music Ensemble (Rainbows)
Joseph Auner, bowed piano
Richard Brotherton, bowed piano
Alison Feinton, bowed piano
G. Bruce Lemmon III, bowed piano
Paul Liu, bowed piano
Sue Langlas Mohnsen, bowed piano
Anne McClellan, bowed piano
Curtis Smith, bowed piano
Revae Temolin, bowed piano
Subjects
20th century classicalNew music
Electro-acoustic
Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
Prepared piano music
Related Entities
Lentz, Daniel, 1942-Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021
Christensen, Joanne
Dunlap, Arlene Flynn
Dunlap, Richard
Eister, Garry
The Colorado College New Music Ensemble
Auner, Joseph
Brotherton, Richard
Feinton, Alison
Lemmon III, Bruce
Liu, Paul
Mohnsen, Sue Langlas
McClellan, Anne
Smith, Curtis
Templin, Revae