Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series at the Carson City Library
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2008
"Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music"
[CCAI Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series at Carson City Library]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2008
"Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music"
Capital City Arts Initiative's ongoing series of presentations on contemporary art, "Nevada Neighbors," will resume this fall with "Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music," a talk by composer Jean-Paul Perrotte on Wednesday, September 17, at the Carson City Library at 6:30 p.m. There will be an informal reception for Mr. Perrotte at the library at 6:00 p.m. preceding his talk.
The library is located at 900 North Roop Street. The lecture and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.
Mr. Perrotte's talk will provide a fascinating introduction to contemporary experimental music. As a composer, Mr. Perrotte is interested in the real sounds in our everyday life, as well as the music and sounds created by composers and musicians. He comments: "The sounds of our environment define our location. The rhythm, pitch and timber of the sonic events we experience in our daily activity become familiar to us. That familiarity helps us navigate our immediate surroundings. By juxtaposing disparate field recordings with synthesized sound, new environments can be created, with new navigational possibilities."
Jean-Paul Perrotte is an American composer currently finishing his Ph.D. in Composition at The University of Iowa where his teachers have included Professors Lawrence Fritts and David Gompper. He is currently adjunct faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno.
The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community building for the area's diverse adult and youth populations through art projects and exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its web site.
CCAI is funded by the Carson City Redevelopment Authority; the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; the John and Grace Nauman Foundation; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation; Nevada Humanities; Carson High School; McQueen High School; Sierra Nevada College; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; St. Mary's Art Center, Virginia City; CCAI Business Leaders: Builders Wholesale, Coldwell Banker Best Sellers, Data Graphics, Greater Nevada Credit Union Sponsorship Fund, and Resource Concepts, Inc.; and CCAI's Board of Directors, BrAG [CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group'] and CCAI's growing membership.
CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy; Steele & Associates, CPAs; Jenny Lopiccolo; Classy Seconds & Advocates to End Domestic Violence; Carson City Courthouse; Dr. Kim Bean, Dr. Jeffrey Bean; Carson Shopping Center; Cyndy and Steve Brenneman; Carole and William Hutchison; the Rehm Family; the Dan Leck Family; Capital City Entertainment; John Procaccini, Brewery Arts Center; Rick Sikes, Nevada Green; and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI’s website at www.arts-initiative.org.
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Capital City Arts Initiative
CCAI Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series Talk by Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte
"Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music"
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 – 6:30 p.m.
Informal reception at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Carson City Public Library – 900 N. Roop Street, Carson City, NV ph. 775-887-2244
Free. Open to the Public
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caption: Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte
CCAI Nevada Neighbors "Sounds Good: : Experimental
Contemporary Music" Presenter
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