American Festival of Microtonal Music

Introduction to MU with American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) Director Johnny Reinhard, to include scheduling plans, lessons policy, philosophy, homework...

Sunday Sept 12 11:30 AM-12:30 PM (EST) Instruction:  Kraig Grady (LA/Australia) and Terumi Narushima (Australia) present their music and themselves, along with the theories of the microtonally imaginative Ervin (“Erv”) Wilson (1928-2016) ֎ 1-2:30 PM (EST) Philipp Gerschlauer (Berlin) examines The New Field of Microtonal jazz, its history, friends, his pioneering album, and introduces 128 tuning to Jazz A $200 USD yearly membership is available at afmm.org which includes admission to all virtual events.

Sunday Sept 19 1-2:30 PM (EST) “String Theory” by Johnny Reinhard is premiered by violinist Dan Auerbach in 128 tuning in Staten Island, NYC “Cadencia Guitarra” by Julian Carrillo is premiered by Angel Blanco on the quartertone guitar in Quebec “GG (solo version)” by Jordan Dykstra performs his new solo work for melodica and electronics in 21-tone equal temperament in Brooklyn “Wasiyya” by Nicola Visalli is premiered by violinist Natia Mdinaradze in quartertones in Tblissi, Georgia ֎ 3-4:30 PM (EST) […]

Sunday Sept 26        1-2:30 PM (EST) Composers Forum moderated by Johnny Reinhard featuring panelists: Yuri Kasparov (Russia) Juhani Nuorvala (Finland) Gloria Coates (USA) Manfred Stahnke (Germany) Nicola Visalli (Italy) A $200 USD yearly membership is available at afmm.org which includes admission to all virtual events.