R. Murray Schafer Death: RIP _ R. Murray Schafer. A huge loss, a massive influence on Canadian music and a major cultural figure. I heard the premiere of Apocalypsis on CBC in the Nov. 1980s (I was literally 6 months out of grad school – a very young composer) – it was an earth shattering moment for me, to realise that music could be so powerful, to encompass the entire range of sound and human experience.
NOT what they were teaching in grad school in the late 70s. I got to know him somewhat in the early 2000s when he did some work at Concordia, and Bradyworks did a CD/surround DVD of three of his solo works. Always encouraging, engaging, and funny. A great loss. Condolences to his family.
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