August 05, 2009

Luigi Nono


During the conversations in the lead up to P.Inman 's visit to Manchester, we discovered a common interest in the Italian Socialist avant-garde composer Luigi Nono http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Nono . You can hear some samples if you are not familiar with his work at
http://www.musiquecontemporaine.fr/en/search?disp=all&query=Luigi+Nono&exp_aud=on&so=dd

When Peter read, the resonances of Nono seemed very clear to me and got me thinking: I am wondering is there anyone else out there who draws on or is influenced by or responds to Nono. At this stage, I am not sure what this will lead to - maybe a collaboration, maybe a publication, maybe a celebration, an event or even a festival. Peter and I are developing ideas for new works, are you interested in being involved?

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