new music for a new age
every other Sunday, 6/13, 6/27, 7/11, & 7/25, 3-5pm, 3-5pm

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the experimental meditation center of los angeles presents
new music for a new age

facilitated by Adam Overton
hosted by The Public School, Los Angeles
951 Chung King Road

http://la.thepublicschool.org/class/2253

Class Description

Part listening party, part discussion, new music for a new age will focus on experimental music created by prominent figures of experimental religion and the new age in America starting around 1940. Listenings will include the music of eden ahbez, Alan Watts, John Cage, Anton LaVey, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, the Ya Ho Wa 13, and others.

Besides listening to these artifacts, of primary interest will be the discussion of the possible linkages between experimental music (and art) and experimental religion in America. A good starting point for discussion might be art historian Donald Preziosi's short article Enchanted Credulities (http://www.x-traonline.org/past_articles.php?articleID=194), which explores the notion of "religiosity" that he finds underpinning both religion and art, as well as what he views as religion's essential use of "artifice" to generate and investigate its systems and forms. Preziosi ultimately seems to see religion and art[istic creativity] as being in service to one another, viewing both as experiments in form and belief. (At least that's what I'm picking up from it).

Would love to discuss this and other threads in relation to the music at hand.

This "class" is envisioned as 4 listening parties, with enough time to both listen to and discuss each artist's music and their relationship to the topic at hand, and to see what other threads emerge...

Course Outline

week 1 - eden abhez: nature boy and nat king cole; art & religiosity
week 2 - the music of zen - john cage & alan watts
week 3 - beyond jazz - the music of albert ayler and sun ra; the church of john coltrane

week 4 - new religion and music in the 1960s & 1970s - anton lavey & the source family

Each class runs from 3-5pm, every other Sunday: 6/13, 6/27, 7/11, & 7/25

Each class is $5 ($20 for all 4 sessions) - all proceeds go directly to The Public School to pay the rent.‚ For this class only there are limited funds available for those in need in the form of $5 scholarships to cover admission, which will be awarded to the first 5 or so folks who arrive and profess need...

Before you arrive...

... Please consider reading Donald Preziosi's short article Enchanted Credulities (http://www.x-traonline.org/past_articles.php?articleID=194)
... Please RSVP to let us know how many folks to expect (attendance of all sessions is not required)
... Questions/Concerns? post below, or contact me: a@plus1plus1plus.org

Oh, and these listening parties will also serve as the first official meetings hosted by the experimental meditation center of los angeles!
http://plus1plus1plus.org/emcla
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=259870794837

CLASS OUTLINE & MATERIALS

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