steveb@tekcsc8.WV.TEK.COM (Steve Bilow) (11/20/90)
Folks, A number of you guys already know me but for those who don't I'm Steve Bilow and I have a strong academic background in the theories and historical origins of 20th century "serious" (read "academic") music. I studied composition under Morton Subotnick, Mel Powell, Barry Schrader, and Stephen Mosko at CalArts in Los Angeles in the late '70s and early '80s. I am considering putting together a private class (for a small fee but potentially for free) for the "right" group of music students, professors and other academics, and the general public on the theoretical basis, historical background, and philosophical premises of academic music from 1940 to 1990 (roughly translated as Berg and Webern through Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Tod Machover, etc.) What I'm trying to find out is if anyone in the Portland area is interested in such a thing. I, for one, having looked at the catalogs of most of the areas academic institution, find little being taught in this area. If you are interested please drop me some mail to steveb@orca.wv.tek.com or post a followup here, and I'll contact you. Thanks, in advance. Later, Steve Bilow