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the eXtensible Electric Guitar Festival
XEG
video archive of both concerts
with kudos to Anthony Helm for all his help with the video
| Featured Performers & Ensembles: | Featured Composers | |
| Dither Guitar Quartet | David Claman | |
| Gray Code | Richard Barrett | |
| Thomas Ciufo | Ulrich Krieger | |
| Seth Josel | hans w. koch | |
| Brian Knoth | Fred Frith | |
| Michael Nicolella | Matt Malsky | |
| Chapman Welch | Jeff Morris | |
| Sundar Subramanian | Christopher DeLaurenti | |
| John Fitz Rogers | ||
| Karlheinz Essl | ||
| Jacob Ter Veldhuis | ||
| Since its development in the mid-twentieth century, the electric guitar has had a profound influence on many aspects of music, creating new sounds, spurring the development of new musical styles, and reshaping concepts of musicianship. In the early twenty first century, despite retaining its iconic status as a symbol of innovation and transgression, the electric guitar and its uses now seem commonplace, almost routine; in short, the instrument may be in danger of losing its edge. |
The Extensible Electric Guitar Festival aims to rediscover and showcase the electric guitar's spirit of innovation and exploration. To that end we are looking for music and musicians that use the electric guitar in innovative ways and which extend its capabilities. Music which uses the electric guitar as a controller, with electronics and computers, and with multi-media are encouraged. We anticipate having two evening concerts, one in a concert hall setting, another in a club setting. There will also be a day of papers and presentations which consider the electric guitar. |