Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley (March 28, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 3, 2014 in Manhattan, New York) was a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holding an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-television. The operatic works of Robert Ashley are distinctly original in style, and distinctly American in their subject matter and in their use of American language.

Influenced by: John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Merce Cunningham

Active:

1950s-2014

Scene:

Ann Arbor / American avant-garde

• TrepanateSat, Aug 8
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• Robert Cray BandTue, Sep 15
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• The Former Moscow BalletSat, Nov 28
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• The Saint CeciliaMon, Aug 17
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• Andrew SaSun, Sep 13
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• Josh GrobanSun, Aug 23
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• Will SwintonTue, Aug 25
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• The Cassaday ConcoctionSun, Aug 30
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