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Performance day, 1990-08-11

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Title

Performance day, 1990-08-11

Collection

Yellow Springs Institute Audio/Visual Collection

Names

Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts (Creator)
Vees, Jack (Commentator)
Schrader, Barry (Lyricist)
Le Mée, Franck Royon (Lyricist)
Van Cleve, Libby (Performer)
Vees, Jack (Performer)
Le Mée, Franck Royon (Performer)
Schrader, Barry (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1990-08-11

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LVH 2556

Subjects

Yellow Springs Institute for Contemporary Studies and the Arts

Genres

Music
Filmed Performances

Notes

Numbering: Donor's inventory number: V2-900811.
Content: "1990 sound research residency"--Program.
Content: Dark lighting.
Content: Title by cataloger.
Content: Misspelled: Le Mée's first name. Correct spelling: Franck.
Performers: Libby Van Cleve, oboe and bass oboe (Video 1; 1st-3rd works) ; Jack Vees, electronic tape, electric bass, electric guitar and sampled harpsichord (Video 1: 1st, 3rd-4th works) ; Barry Schrader, synthesizer (Video 2; 1st (performer in skit only) , 3rd-5th, 7th, 9th-10th works) ; Franck Royon Le Mée, performer, countertenor and piano (Video 2)
Venue: Recorded Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania 1990 August 11.
Acquisition: Gift; Yellow Springs Institute Board of Directors ; 2004.
Language: Sung in English; spoken in English and French (Video 2)

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Video 1: Apocrypha (oboe with electronic tape) / Jack Vees -- Jo-Ha-Kyu (solo oboe) ; Traces (electric bass and bass oboe) / Eleanor Hovda -- [Introduction of piece] (Jack Vees, commentary) ; Colorized Chaplin (electric guitar and sampled harpsichord) / Jack Vees. -Video 2: Night: [Skit] (Franck Royon Le Mée and Barry Schrader) ; Night creeps in (lyrics by Barry Schrader) ; Night gate ; Night dreams ; Night prayer ; Night ghosts ; Night chimes ; Lonely night (lyrics by Sappho) ; Night walk ; [Skit 2] (Franck Royon Le Mée) ; Le grande nuit du silence (lyrics recited and sung by Franck Royon Le Mée) ; [Skit 3] / Franck Royon Le Mée.

Languages

English
French

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16517549
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8ceb93e0-313d-0132-0334-3c075448cc4b

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Performance day, 1990-08-11" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ceb93e0-313d-0132-0334-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990). Performance day, 1990-08-11 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ceb93e0-313d-0132-0334-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Performance day, 1990-08-11" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ceb93e0-313d-0132-0334-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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