ASSIGNMENT 1 – Music, Boulez and Bowie: Read, listen to, or watch (by class on Feb. 10):
Pierre Boulez
Tribute, The Guardian (London)
Tribute by Tod Machover, Wall Street Journal
BBC Short Documentary (“Visionaries”) on Boulez
Video tribute to Boulez by The Cleveland Orchestra
Series of audio interviews with Boulez (by Kyle Gann) from 1987
Boulez talking about his music (at age 87)
Overview of recordings of Boulez music, sample as much as you can
Extraordinary video of 90-minute-long Chicago Symphony concert celebrating Boulez, staged by Gerard McBurney
David Bowie
BBC tribute to Bowie, with numerous links
New York Times obituary of Bowie, also with numerous links
Vulture assessment of Bowie’s “radical” career
David Bowie’s 1999 commencement address at Berklee College of Music
Website for Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition (2013) on David Bowie, with numerous links, videos, etc.
Official David Bowie YouTube site (go wild!)
Blackstar video (2016)
Lazarus video (2016)
Evan Ziporyn’s recent blog post on David Bowie
Evan Ziporyn interview about David Bowie