The Western Front Society

303 East 8th Ave.
Vancouver B.C.
VST 1S1
(604)876-9343

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Directors
Martin Bartlett
Henry Greenhow
Glenn Lewis
Catherine Metcalfe
Eric Metcalfe
Michael Morris
Vincent Trasov
Maurice Van Nostrand

APRIL, 1976

On April 24, 1976 at 9:00 P.M. the Western Front will present
DON DRUICK and GREGG SIMPSON in concert. The music,
sweeterrainforterraine, is a duet for percussion, flute,
ochirina, piano, video and audio tapes. It has been performed
previously in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. Admission will
be $1.00 for members and $2.00 to the general public.
GREGG SIMPSON was formerly a member of the Al Neil Trio
with whom he helped set up multi-media workshops: the Sound
Gallery and Motion Studio. Later a member of Intermedia,
he has performed in concerts in art galleries, universities,
and clubs in Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Regina and
Toronto. In 1971 he formed the 'New Atlantis Houseband' and
in 1973 'Apex', later joining the 'Sunship Ensemble' in 1974.
Since 1975 he has worked with 'Musique Par Coeur'. In the
visual arts he has exhibited paintings and collages, etc. in
Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Paris, London and Belgium;
also organized two touring exhibits: Canadian West Coast
Hermetics and Pacific Rim Consciousness.
DON DRUICK works in theatre, music, video and photography.
His pieces have been performed and exhibited throughout
Europe, North and South America. He has provided music for
concerts, films, dance, theatre and radio broadcasts.
my music is involved with the politics of performance.
I dislike the widespread academically based so-called 'new
music'. Essentially music hasn't changed in 500,000 years.
It's still the same valuable information and that information,
for me, is the realization that the political nature of music
lies in its shamanistic references."
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SWEETERRAINFORTERRAINE
DON DRUICK AND GREGG SIMPSON IN CONCERT
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 9:00 P.M.

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