A correspondent just forwarded me this:
During an Israeli bombing raid on Beirut, a Lebanese trumpeter grabbed his instrument and pressed record. From his apartment, 2 miles from a target site, Mazen Kerbaj could hear and see bombs exploding in the distance. Mazen afraid for his life was inspired to make a statement using the explosion of the bombs and destruction of his neighborhood as a sonic back drop for a sound piece. Using extended techniques on the trumpet he improvised over the sound of the city being attacked. The piece is entitled “Starry Night.”
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