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Relâche Collection ➔ New Music America: 1987: Concert No. 14, Invite the Spirit, Pt. 2 of 7

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Event Type
Music
Origin
Relàche
Identifier
NMA.1987.10.09.2.c1.B
Program Length
78 min
Part
2 of 7
Dates
1987-10-09 | created
Description
The 1987 New Music America Festival was held in Philadelphia during the first two weeks in October. Produced by the local ensemble Relâche, this 10 day extravaganza of adventurous musical programing featured over 20 concerts, lectures, and sound installations.

The Festival’s fourteenth concert featured works by Invite the Spirit (Henry Kaiser, Charles K. Noyes, and Sang-Won Park), Geri Allen, and Borbetomagus.

The last of two improvisational sets by Invite the Spirit:
GROUP PIECES
A collection of six to eight group pieces drawing upon our collective backgrounds with pre-determined thematic areas: Korean, improvisation, blues, experimental, folk, and more.

This concert was held at the Port of History Museum, on October 9, 1987. The recording was provided to Other Minds by Joseph Franklin who directed the 1987 New Music America Festival, and Werner Strobel who digitized the original tape recordings.
Genres
Free improvisation
Musical Selections
[Improvisation 2] (7:20) / Invite the Spirit
Performers
Henry Kaiser, guitar
Charles K. Noyes, percussion
Sang-Won Park, kayagum, voice
Subjects
Music -- Korea
Improvisation (Music)
Trios (Kayagŭm, guitar, percussion)
Related Event
New Music America '87 (Philadelphia)
Related place
Port of History Museum (was recorded at)
Related Entities
Kaiser, Henry
Noyes, Charles K.
Park, Sang-Won, 1950-
Invite the Spirit (Musical Group)
New Music America (Festival)