Art v. Science
This month’s edition of NewMusicBox is out with a science theme. And who better to talk about science and music than Alvin Lucier. Frank Oteri’s got an interview with Mr. Lucier, in which he addresses the topics of not fitting in, science vs. art, and unlearning and keeping an open mind, among other things. There are even video excerpts to watch. J. Mark Scearce’s article on the ethics of an education has Lawrence Dillon and the gang talking over at Sequenza21. And my friend, composer Keeril Makan, has an essay about a graduate seminar he conducted that dealt with the role of funding in contemporary music’s development in the United States.
