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Session video – The Evanescent: Tasting

Video of the entire session of The Evanescent: Tasting:

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Wayne Marshall’s “Taximan” with sign language interpretation

Ethnomusicologist Wayne Marshall provided commentary at The Elusive session on October 22nd. As part of his presentation, he played one of his own musical compositions, entitled “Taximan.” The playback was interpreted through SEI sign language representing the beats, sounds, and evocations of Marshall’s music:

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Schwartz and Feld Q & A

Video clip of Q&A with Hillel Schwartz and Steven Feld at The Elusive session on October 22nd:

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Hillel Schwartz’s “Octahedral Audibles” chart

For anyone not present at Hillel Schwartz’s talk at The Elusive session on October 22nd, a PDF of his “Octahedral Audibles” chart — to which he invites us to add, subtract, multiply — can be found here.

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