New album of electronic music by New York composer released August 30.
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CLUSTERS features the computer synthesis- based compositions of New York-based
Hubert Howe. Howe, one of the first researchers in computer music, uses his vast
knowledge of the subject and his studies in sound to create sprawling, atmospheric
works that help expose the world of inharmonic partials and nonconventional
instruments. Each piece uses properties of sound in unique ways, leading to
carefully crafted and planned soundscapes. Howe's expertise is reinforced by his
accompanying text, which offers detailed explanations of the composition and
implementation of each piece.
Hubert S. Howe, Jr. was born in Portland, Oregon
in 1942 and grew up in Los Angeles, California, where he began his
musical studies as an oboist. He was educated at Princeton University , where he studied with J. K. Randall, Godfrey Winham and Milton Babbitt,
and from which he received the A.B., M.F.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He was
one of the first researchers in computer music, and became Professor of
Music and Director of the Electronic Music studios at Queens College of the City University of New York. He also taught at the Juilliard School from 1974 through 1994. In 1988-89 he held the Endowed Chair in Music at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. From 1989 to 1998 and 2000 to 2001 he was Director of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.