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American Christ: featureing Shantih (Classical)Years together: 25
Origin of band/artist: Born in Casper,WY in the summer of 1957, Richard Byron Strunk by age 4 was taking piano lessons at his pre-nursery school. In the late ‘70’s & early ‘80s at Grinnell College he studied advance piano techniques with concert pianist John Jensen & musical composition with composers Alan Leichtling (Student of the great French composer Darius Mihaud), and Jon Wellstead, and Lee Cloud (Students of the great experimental American composer Peter Todd Lewis). Mr. Strunk’s early electronic works and conceptually-based instrumental compositions earned him the reputation early on in College as a pioneer within the Advance Front of New Music. His works to date cover a wide and diverse spectrum of musical types embodying both conservative elements and radical innovations. In the early ‘90’s Mr. Strunk was diagnosed with a severely functionally debilitating illness and his career seemed over. Yet even with being beset with both his illness, and being homeless for quite a number of months at several different times during this past decade, he continued to compose by gaining access to pianos in area churches. Much of the music he wrote during these difficult times reflects the beauty and joy of life rather than of only focusing on his suffering, and speaks to the heart, with substantive meaning for the mind, of one man’s triumph of hope persevering over despair.
Philosophy: The focus of much of my work has to do with making use of the rich experimentation results of previous composers in this century in a non-eclectic organic exploration of the many diverse possibilities that the generation before has left to us. Thus, I have some minimalist 12-tone works, variations on Clementi sonatinas that sound more akin to Bartok at times, and other hybrid works of like sort in various genrus (New Age; Jazz; Rock; Classical) that in sometimes unusual ways combine quite naturally what was once thought to far apart to combine sensably and organically. I originated kaleidoscopic music method in the mid 1980’s and it is essentially a way to make Cubist music in any genre. My purpose in doing this is because I see a need in our craft of music of bridge building between the fragmented orientations of listeners. ‘A house divided against itself can not stand.’ So my aesthetic position is to attempt to build works that can be related to by various listeners with diverse listening habits. So my personal voice in much of my music is invested in serving my art and audiences in this non-ego purpose of creating works that can bring together listeners with diverse orientations so that each of them (In fact anyone) can get some real meaning out of the work in at least some aspects of the work plus be introduced to something new to give them the opportunity to grow beyond their previous limitations & perspectives.
Future plans and goals: Keep Truckin On!
Short Excerpt From "The American Christ Letters"
Hey Dave! Out of the hundreds of experiences I went through back in the early '90's I thought I might tell you one of them that has always been one of my favourites.
I was sitting in a downtown Burger King drinking coffee and minding my own business. During those years I was often pulsating a large and powerful field of invisible energy-light; Those who are pure in heart or by the grace of this spirit could see; and the rest of the people were oblivious to it for the most part.
A man came over staring at me and sat down. He said he was one of the Indians from south America. He said quite matter-of-factly as if it must be obvious to anyone this almost blinding invisible light that was radiating from me that their ancestors had worshiped me; and had given human sacrifice for and to me in worship. He interpreted what he saw as me being the incarnation of the ancient sun-god.
He noticed by my expression that the spirit within me did not approve this and so asked me how then should people worship me? I replied, " Like the plants worship the sun or the Dolphins play in the oceans." This set him aback and surprised him a bit; and in his disconcertment replied that he did not know what it felt like to be a plant; and yet was quite thoughtful; With that done we spoke of the coming last spiritual ride of the Lakota Indians in The Dakota's and I expressed my wish to ride with them their long 100 mile or so journey but that it was not possible at that time. He left a little later.
Now if this was an isolated occurrence then it might be rationalised away; however this was common back in the early '90s and usually involved people who had a child within their heart that could sense pure spirit and/or some innate and deep spiritual question of some sort.
American Christ has 3 fantastic new CDs on sale! Purchase his CDs by clicking Here (Classical Piano) , Here Electronic Explorations, or Here (Orchestra & Chamber).
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Website: http://www.theamericanchrist.com
Upcoming Concert Information
Date: 6/29/'03
Time: Midnight
Place: Far Out Cafe on Planet Pluto
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