A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...
When stories of gay life in 1950s San Francisco get told, Harry Partch does not feature prominently. This may be because Partch is an iconoclastic figure in many respects other than his sexuality. By ...
In February at the Grammy Awards, she surpassed Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra to become the first artist to ever win Album of the Year honors for the fourth time. She also took home the ...
On Thursday November, 7 at 7:30 p.m., the Soundwaves new music series at the Santa Monica Public Library welcomes John Schneider and TJ Troy of the Grammy-winning Partch ensemble to the Martin Luther ...
If you take four slabs of wood, each the size of, say, a coffin lid, and cushion each one atop a wooden resonance chamber as large as a piano cabinet, what you end up with may look like a carpenter’s ...
The Santa Monica Public Library Soundwaves concert series presents a program devoted to the work of Harry Partch on Wednesday May 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King Jr.
Interview with musician Harry Partch conducted by Molly Saltman for the "Art and Artists" radio program which was broadcast on KPAL radio station in Palm Springs, California. Harry Partch and Molly ...
The Dreamer That Remains is a documentary produced by Betty Freeman and directed by Stephen Pouliot in 1972. Here is the director’s original cut along with his commentary. If you’ve never seen Partch ...
Streaming platforms for The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.
Films include Music Studio Harry Partch 1958 Partch takes the viewer on a tour of his Chicago home and plays his microtonal instruments Includes his demonstration of how the soundtrack for Windsong ...