"Lou Harrison has for fifty years been in the vanguard of American composers. An innovator of musical composition and performance that transcends cultural boundries, Harrison's highly acclaimed work juxtaposes and synthesizes musical dialects from virtually every corner of the world. Born in Portland, Oregon, on May 14, 1917, Lou Harrison grew up in the culturally diverse San Francisco Bay Area. There he was influenced by Cantonese Opera, Gregorian chants and the music of California's Spanish and Mexican cultures. Harrison also developed an interest in Indonesian Gamelan music through early recordings."
New Albion
An interview with Lou Harrison
YouTube: Music from Canticle No. 3, La Koro Sutro (1973), Main Bersama-Sama (1978), Varied Trio (1987), Song of Quetzalcoatl (1941), Fifth Simfony (1939), Fugue for percussion (1941)
2008 September: Lou Harrison
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