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Song of the Earth.(John Luther Adams' The Place)(Brief biography)
On a recent trip to the Alaskan interior, I didn't get to see the aurora borealis, but I did, in a way, hear it. At the Museum of the North, on the grounds of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, the composer John Luther Adams has created a sound-and-light installation called "The Place Where You Go to Listen"--a kind of infinite musical work that is controlled by natural events occurring in real time. The title refers to Naalagiagvik, a place on the coast of the Arctic Ocean where, according to legend, a spiritually attuned Inupiaq woman went to hear the voices of birds, whales, and unseen things around her. In keeping with that magical idea, the mechanism of "The ...
- Follow the beat: drums can move your body and mind.
- Magazine article from: American Fitness Cook, Michelle November 1, 2002 700+ words
...be incorporated into stretching exercises, warm-ups, aerobic workouts, strength training, yoga and Pilates. Sacred Earth Drums by David and Steve Gordon. Produced by Sequoia Records, Inc., and Earth Vision Music, Inc., (BMI). Combines drumming...
- Earth tones: a composer in Alaska draws music from the state's...
- Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication Fraser, Stephen January 9, 2009 700+ words
...in his upcoming book, The Place Where you Go to Listen. That...the room. Adams calls them Earth Drums. When the northern lights...white room, called "The Place Where you Go to Listen...of the cool things about the place is that you can 'hear' the...
- New guidelines in place for online advertising.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) have released second version of their terms and conditions for Internet advertising. New standards will help regulate agreements between advertisers, agencies and publishers for online ads. Parties to the
- US POWERS GLOBAL CINEMA BOOM : France passes billion euro milestone.(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Germany * Despite ticket-price deflation, Japan bounced back to post large gains in 2001 * Spain overtook Italy to fourth-place in Europe for the first time in history Provisional estimates show that there was a return to double-digit growth in the world...
- US wireless auctions delayed at last minute. (Law & Regulation).(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is instead required to report to Congress within a year on when auctions will take place, in addition to outlining progress on migration to digital terrestrial television (DTT). Law is widely seen as victory for...
- Apple releases new digital video software. (New Products & Services).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...RealMedia and QuickTime. New methodology shows RealNetworks and Microsoft in joint first place in terms of percentage of homes reached, with QuickTime in last place. However, under new method Apple is scoring considerably higher than under previous...
- Information display is part of building. (New Products & Services).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...existing building structures. Matsushita Communication Industrial (MCI) introduced Astro-wall large-screen display to take place of space-consuming wall displays. Astro-wall may be constructed on inner side of common glass sections on building walls...
- FCC delays spectrum auction yet again. (Law & Regulation).(Federal...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...lower 700 MHz band (channels 52 to 59--698MHz to 746MHz) was, however, set to go ahead. First auction was due to take place two years ago (see 2000/5b2). Upper band is to be vacated by broadcasters switching to digital terrestrial television...