Philip Blackburn
Atwood Memorial Center Little Theater, April 7th, 3-4:30pm
Philip Blackburn was born in Cambridge, England (October 15, 1962), and studied there as a Choral Scholar at Clare College. He earned his Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Iowa where he studied with Kenneth Gaburo and began work on publishing the Harry Partch archives, now completed after 15 years. Blackburn's book, Enclosure Three, won an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. He has been the Senior Program Director for the American Composers Forum since 1991 and continues to compose, build sound-sculptures, perform, and write about Partch, Vietnamese music, and the use of sound in public art. He runs the Innova record label and the Sonic Circuits International Festival of Music and Art. He received a 2003 Bush Artist Fellowship to begin building a sound park in Belize.
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All events are free and open to the Public.
Parking: For
the evening performances, parking is available anywhere on campus after
7 pm. Evening performances will be held in the Performing Arts Center Arena
Theater. For daytime events, parking is available in Lots K and M on the
St. Cloud State University campus. Free shuttle buses will be provided
from K Lot to within one short block of the festival venue. Day events
will be held in the Atwood Little Theater.
See the St. Cloud State University Campus Map
