May 31, 1983

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tape a:                                                                                                                       pp. 1-22

Birth in Salem, NJ, 22/viii/34--early life and training--jazz percussion--Navy band--studies at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio--musical influences there--violin playing and singing--study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris--experiences in Europe--return to USA: studies at Stanford--co-directs Stanford's Society for the Performance of Contemporary Music--new music in the Bay Area--Loren Rush--Mills College--computer programming course on Stanford's IBM 1790--visit to Max Mathews--Dave Poole--all-night sessions with the computer--Master's studies--Leland Smith--D.M.A., 1966--teaching at Stanford--move into the Artificial Intelligence Center--Andy Moorer, Martin Bresnick, George Cooker--experiments in Frequency Modulation--Jean-Claude Risset.

Tape b:                                                                                                                      pp. 22-44

Creating FM instruments--work in Stanford Music Department--life in Palo Alto--first computer piece, Sabelithe--performances at Stanford--Gyorgy Ligeti visits--European tour--planning for IRCAM--Turenas--tenure difficulties--sailing--National Science Foundation grant--visit of Boulez, summer course for IRCAM staff; Berio's plans for IRCAM's studios--taking over the AI building--Dave Wessel--Lucasfilm--Director of CCRMA--Stria--IRCAM commissions.

Tape c:                                                                                                                       pp. 45-54

The Stanford Lab--spatial canons--spatial manipulations--~--future music--University research--Stanford Network Work Stations. 

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