Comments on: forthcoming work http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/ Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:39:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: 1-2-3 artists speak out through their work « Amaranth Arthouse Music http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-524 1-2-3 artists speak out through their work « Amaranth Arthouse Music Wed, 27 May 2009 04:22:30 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-524 [...] Two: David Toub plans a new work and outlines: “I’m planning a new piece for what probably will be an ensemble consisting of two women’s voices, violin, cello, marimba, bass clarinet, bass guitar and possibly piano. The work is tentatively going to be titled torture memos (a survivor from guantánamo). The music is already largely written, in that it will mostly be derived from several recent improvisations that were done as part of James Combs’ improvfriday sessions on various social media networks. Almost all of my works started off as improvisations, so this is pretty much standard operating procedure for me. I had thought of using the title Room 101 as that was the torture room in Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984 but I thought the significance might not be obvious to anyone who hasn’t recently read the book.” [...] [...] Two: David Toub plans a new work and outlines: “I’m planning a new piece for what probably will be an ensemble consisting of two women’s voices, violin, cello, marimba, bass clarinet, bass guitar and possibly piano. The work is tentatively going to be titled torture memos (a survivor from guantánamo). The music is already largely written, in that it will mostly be derived from several recent improvisations that were done as part of James Combs’ improvfriday sessions on various social media networks. Almost all of my works started off as improvisations, so this is pretty much standard operating procedure for me. I had thought of using the title Room 101 as that was the torture room in Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984 but I thought the significance might not be obvious to anyone who hasn’t recently read the book.” [...]

]]> By: dtoub http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-523 dtoub Tue, 26 May 2009 21:48:09 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-523 Thanks. Good for you! BTW, listening to your two keyboard versions of tpilb. Great stuff Thanks. Good for you!

BTW, listening to your two keyboard versions of tpilb. Great stuff

]]> By: J.C. Combs http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-522 J.C. Combs Tue, 26 May 2009 21:28:02 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-522 woops, this is the correct link. http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=10643211755&share_id=86644573604&show_add_comment#/posted.php?id=10643211755&share_id=86644573604&comments=1#s86644573604 woops, this is the correct link.
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]]> By: J.C. Combs http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-521 J.C. Combs Tue, 26 May 2009 21:26:34 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-521 Nice post, David. Glad to hear this news! I'm finishing up the touches on a debate which has sidetracked into torture. http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=10643211755&share_id=86644573604&show_add_comment#s86644573604 Nice post, David. Glad to hear this news! I’m finishing up the touches on a debate which has sidetracked into torture.
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=10643211755&share_id=86644573604&show_add_comment#s86644573604

]]> By: dtoub http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-520 dtoub Tue, 26 May 2009 20:19:52 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-520 Feel free to borrow it Paul. I read some of the poems and they're just not working for me. I'm thinking the wordless route (pure music) might work best. But that's just me, I think. Feel free to borrow it Paul. I read some of the poems and they’re just not working for me. I’m thinking the wordless route (pure music) might work best. But that’s just me, I think.

]]> By: Paul H. Muller http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-519 Paul H. Muller Tue, 26 May 2009 20:12:24 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-519 I read the sample poems posted at artpredator and Huffington Post and they remind me of a class of literature in the OT called Psalms of lament. You mix some of the detainee works with, say, Psalm 10 or Psalm 142 and maybe some of Bohnhoeffer's poems from prison and you would have a very powerful piece. In fact, your idea is good enough to "borrow".... I read the sample poems posted at artpredator and Huffington Post and they remind me of a class of literature in the OT called Psalms of lament. You mix some of the detainee works with, say, Psalm 10 or Psalm 142 and maybe some of Bohnhoeffer’s poems from prison and you would have a very powerful piece.

In fact, your idea is good enough to “borrow”….

]]> By: dtoub http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-518 dtoub Tue, 26 May 2009 16:08:26 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-518 Thanks Paul---I'll definitely give it a look. Thanks Paul—I’ll definitely give it a look.

]]> By: Paul H. Muller http://dtoub.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/forthcoming-work/#comment-517 Paul H. Muller Tue, 26 May 2009 15:59:21 +0000 http://dtoub.wordpress.com/?p=551#comment-517 There is a book of poetry written by Guantanamo detainees. A sample is given along with the publishers information, here: http://artpredator.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/poems-from-guantanamo-the-detainees-speak/ Might be worth a look. There is a book of poetry written by Guantanamo detainees. A sample is given along with the publishers information, here: http://artpredator.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/poems-from-guantanamo-the-detainees-speak/

Might be worth a look.

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