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Ben Johnston

@NewDissonance

This is the OFFICIAL New Dissonance/Composer Ben Johnston Twitter feed--focusing on New Music research & performance. (admin: jon roy)

 Madison, WI
Joined February 2012
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It is with a heavy heart that I write that Ben Johnston passed away today at the age of 93. Ben was a composer of music, theorist, academician, author, mentor, and personally speaking—a dear friend. He will be missed, but his legacy will live on. -jon roy
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The @kronosquartet are playing a free concert in Marina del Rey tonight. Ht @smdailypress smdp.com/from-bukowski-to-tw…
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Here’s a candid I shot of Ben circa 2008
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Ben Johnston with the Kepler Quartet (and me) after a rehearsal in February 2012.
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Ben Johnston with the Kepler Quartet in rehearsals, Feb. 2012. “Ben, ‘in time’” Photo by Jon Roy
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Happy birthday to our favorite just-intonation composer, Ben Johnston! Also a 2018 newly elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters @NewWorldDram @NewDissonance artsandletters.org/pressrele…
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Cadenza host David Osenberg chats with composer Ben Johnston tonight at 10 pm. goo.gl/Qyhdf0 @NewDissonance
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Johnston's 4tets illuminate the many possibilities inherent in exploring just intonation within a modern context.. is.gd/St9fmz
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Music from the ONCE Festival 1961-1966 our whole 5CD set now on y'tube R Ashley R Reynolds P Oliveros G Mumma etc youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Music from the ONCE Festival, 1961-1966

Music from the ONCE Festival, 1961-1966

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THANK YOU @ascap for great appreciation of composer Ben Johnston and Kepler Quartet bit.ly/1pCPwHe – at Manhattan, NY
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Ben Johnston's string quartets in the @nytimes, w/ audio samples from our new release: nytimes.com/2016/05/01/arts/…
Players Are Wanted for Ben Johnston’s Works. Some Sacrifice Is Required. (Published 2016)

Players Are Wanted for Ben Johnston’s Works. Some Sacrifice Is Required. (Published 2016)

The composer’s Quarter No. 7 is considered the most difficult string quartet written.

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Attention must be paid. One of the finest composers most folks have never heard of. A true master cc @NewDissonance teapaw.org/seatedovation/status/7…
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Excellent article by @CorinnadFW on Ben Johnston's quartets nytimes.com/2016/05/01/arts/…
Players Are Wanted for Ben Johnston’s Works. Some Sacrifice Is Required. (Published 2016)

Players Are Wanted for Ben Johnston’s Works. Some Sacrifice Is Required. (Published 2016)

The composer’s Quarter No. 7 is considered the most difficult string quartet written.

nytimes.com
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@petemaskreplica Thank you, Pete!
Ben Johnston String Quartets 6, 7, & 8 album coming this Friday! CD and digital. @NewWorldDram liner notes/art now: nwd.is/sq678
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"There are many limitations you face as you grow older, I just try to remain useful." #BenAt90
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Video: The Kepler Quartet Completes Recording the Ben Johnston String Quartets vimeo.com/157651958 #BenAt90
The Kepler Quartet Completes Recording the Ben Johnston String...

The Kepler Quartet Completes Recording the Ben Johnston String...

Video by Ross Monagle For the past 14 years, the Kepler Quartet—violinists Sharan Leventhal and Eric Segnitz, violist Brek Renzelman, and cellist Karl Lavine—have been working closely with maverick...

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Ben Johnston article by Kepler violinist, Eric Segnitz, with lots of media via @newmusicbox #BenAt90 newmusicbox.org/articles/ben…
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Ben Johnston's 90th birthday today! Let's celebrate! #BenAt90
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Our memoriam for Bob Gilmore, ed. of Johnston's Maximum Clarity, biographer of Partch, Vivier. nwd.is/gilmore
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