Alvin Curran

Composer Alvin Curran (born 13 December 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island) is the co-founder, with Frederic Rzewski and Richard Teitelbaum, of Musica Elettronica Viva, and a former student of Elliott Carter. Curran's music often makes use of electronics and environmental found sounds.He is a professor of music at Mills College in California.Since 1996, Curran has worked on a growing series of solo piano pieces entitled Inner Cities.

He is of Jewish heritage. [http://www.alvincurran.com/writings/Oh%20Brass%20NYT.html]

Discography

*"Electric Rags II" (1989) New Albion Records, with Rova Saxophone Quartet.
*"Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden" (1975/1993) Catalyst Records, performed, synthesized, recorded and mixed by Alvin Curran.
*"Schtyx" (1994) CRI. Performed by the Abel Steinberg Winant Trio. "VSTO" (string quartet) performed by David Abel, first violin, Sharon Wood, second violin, Meg Tichener viola, and Dina Weinschelbaum, cello.
*"Animal Behaviour" (1995) Tzadik.
*"Theme Park" (1998) Tzadik.
*"Crystal Psalms (1999) New World Records.
*"Lost Marbles" (2004) Tzadik.
*"Toto Angelica" (2005) I Dischi di Angelica.
*"Inner Cities" (2005), played by [http://www.daanvandewalle.com Daan Vandewalle] , piano, Long Distance Records
*"Maritime Rites," ten environmental concerts produced for National Public Radio. 1984, reissue 2004, New World Records
* [http://www.dofoundation.com/dr009.html 'For Cornelius' ] , Do Records

Interviews

[http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=2388 "Waking Up to Alvin Curran"] Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox, Published: February 1, 2004

External links

* [http://www.alvincurran.com Alvin Curran's Homepage]
* [http://www.newalbion.com/artists/currana/ New Albion: Alvin Curran]
* [http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Curran.shtml Other Minds: Alvin Curran]
* [http://www.ps1.org/cut/volume/curran.html Volume: Bed of Sound: Alvin Curran]
* [http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=2388 Alvin Curran in conversation with Frank J. Oteri]
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* [http://www.dofoundation.com/dr009.html For Cornelius/Kees Wieringa]

Listening

* [http://www.epitonic.com/artists/alvincurran.html Epitonic.com: Alvin Curran] featuring "Crystal Psalms"
* [http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/features/rafiles/interviews/archive_curran.ram Alvin Curran interview from American Mavericks site]
* [http://www.alvincurran.com/listen.html Musical excerpts at Curran's web site]