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A View from Inside: David Tudor at 100

Bowerbird
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.
David Tudor. Image courtesy of Bowerbird.

A retrospective surveys the work of Philadelphia-born composer, performer, and sound artist David Tudor (1926–1996) through an exhibition, installations, performances, and film screenings. Tudor first rose to prominence in the early 1950s as a pianist. He began collaborating frequently with avant-garde artists like John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Pauline Oliveros, and Yoko Ono, eventually shifting away from piano performance to focus on live electronics, employing emergent technologies like tone generators and signal processors. Tudor worked with computer engineers to pioneer early AI tools for music. The project gathers Tudor’s living collaborators to perform his work, complete unfinished projects, and create new scholarship on the artist’s life and career.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

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Bowerbird

Bowerbird

Bowerbird is a presenting organization that expands public understanding of experimental music. Since 2006, the organization has produced over 600 events throughout the Philadelphia region, featuring music, dance, film, and related art forms.

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