live broadcasted event on WFMT Radio, Chicago
A celebration of New Music & Architecture
Produced by Kerry Frumkin and William Neil as part of the New Music Chicago Spring Festival, April 11, 1988
Four composers with contrasting styles were commissioned to compose a work to be premiered in a specific architectural site in Chicago. The premiere performances were broadcast live in sequence. The broadcast culminated with a sound collage created by William Neil from the simultaneous performance of all four works.
Audio from the premiere
High Noon Collage by William Neil
This Broadcast won the 1989 Silver Medal
Armstrong Award for innovative broadcasting
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The Architecture: The Composers:
222 N. LaSalle Sidney Friedman
One Financial Place Shawn Decker
33 W. Monroe Libby Larsen
The Culture Center Roscoe Mitchell
