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Re: rest in peace, mr. zvonar
This is so very sad.
I never met Richard Zvonar. I only knew him through his contributions
here. I came to cherish his posts, his insight, and his deep and
seemingly endless knowledge. All the while, a giving teacher.
Godspeed, Dr. Z.
Doug
magicicada wrote:
>reposted from a local list i am on:
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>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
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>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
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