Total Music Meeting 2004

[Brian Olewnick]

This year's schedule, posted at the request of our dear, departed friend Alex, may he rest in peace (or Berlin, whichever is more convenient):

Thursday, Nov 4

Armand Angster (bcl) F
Harry Sparnaay (bcl) NL
Vinny Golia (bcl) USA

Duo: Fred Van Hove/Wolfgang Fuchs (bcl)

Irene Scheizer (p) / Luis Moholo (dr)

Alan Silva (keyboards/synthesizer)
Johannes Bauer (tb)
Roger Turner (dr)


Friday, Nov 5


Paul Plimey solo piano

Peter van Bergen/Wolfang Fuchs/Hans Koch

Alberto Braida solo

Butch Morris conducts Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin


Saturday, Nov 6


Improvisation piece by Urs Jaeggi for 5 musicians, 5 actors, and 1 speaker
[musicians not specified]

Vinny Golia/Misha Mengelberg/Han Bennink

Fred van Hove, Solo

Hansjoachim Hespos (Composer) & Improvising Pool Orchestra featuring Ulrik Spies (dr)

[Jon Abbey]

Alex has gotten way into "eai" since he left here, shame he felt he had to go out like that...

[bluenoter]

Having Googled the Total Music Meeting, I learned that it, like Alex, is in Berlin and that it apparently has some connection to FMP records. But there's nothing other than the dates of the 2004 festival on the FMP website, nor could I find any information on the 2004 festival anywhere else (except for its lineup in this thread). Is the event supposed to be a secret, along with its venue? I see that the Total Music Meeting is a venerable festival, but not everyone who might be interested knows such things.

I won't be going anyway, but "anti-publicity" ticks me off. E-mailing a press release is essentially free.

Am I in a bad mood or what?