Re: rest in peace, mr. zvonar

[<stanitarium@earthlink.net>]

thats the saddest news i've read in quite a while.
what a loss to LoopersDelight and the LoopShows!
he had a way w/ words to explain things way beyond my comprehension and i
always was sure to thank him for being able to traverse that area between
the layman and the electronic higher world...
did anyone video those shows he did @ the Loopstock/Y2K's?
would love to see those.
RIP doc
stan

> reposted from a local list i am on:
> 
> richard zvonar was a composer, an active community member out here in
> Los Angeles, and presented his work in atlanta as park of the EAAA's
> Meet the Artist v.1.0 (http://plus1plus1plus.org/projects/02.01.EAAA/
> events/EAAA.Abstracts1.php#may02). due to my studies just north of
> the city, i only had the chance to correspond with him a little bit
> via email since being out west, but he was very welcoming and invited
> me to get involved. some of you may recall his presentation from
> three or four years ago when he was stopping through atlanta; his
> work ran the performative gamut: from flute players on roller skates
> to intermedia theatre with text and image projections (sometimes
> incorporating quotes from the infamous judge schreber i think) to
> performers stretching analog tape the length of the stage, and more.
> i'm sure there was much much more than that. some of it, i believe,
> is documented on his website, http://zvonar.com
> a
> 
> 
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:35:03 -0700
> From: Alex Shapiro <alex@alexshapiro.org>
> Subject: Richard Zvonar
> 
> I forward to my ACF-LA colleagues an email that Pam Goldsmith just sent:
> 
> "Dear friends, Richard Zvonar has gone. He went peacefully and I
> appreciate all your fine responses to my previous message. He did not
> want a service or memorial, and he will be cremated.  In lieu of
> flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to
> California Peace Action, 5898 Blackwelder Street, 2nd Flr., Culver
> City, CA 90232."
> 
> As I stated in a previous email last week, Richard was an extraordinary
> gift to many of us at ACF-LA since the chapter's inception five years
> ago. His devoted efforts brought us countless workshops, seminars and
> interviews with some of the most fascinating people in music, on both
> the technical and the creative sides of our shared world.  Without him,
> ACF-LA would not have flourished and would have lacked the diversity of
> programs and participants that have become synonymous with Richard's
> name. His generosity and his forward-thinking vision were truly
> remarkable, and he will be missed.
> 
> Alex
>