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	<title>Chris Thompson</title>
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	<description>The personal website of NYC-based percussionist Chris Thompson</description>
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		<title>Alarm Will Sound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alarm Will Sound performs works of John Adams, Wolfgang Rihm, John Orfe, Aphex Twin at Bremen Musikfest 2010.
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/09/04/alarm-will-sound-4/</link>
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		<title>Vermont Mozart Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The three-week Vermont Mozart Festival now draws upwards of 16,000 visitors annually to concerts throughout Vermont. Since its first year, the Mozart Festival has performed 3,000 pieces in fifty-six different venues. It has consistently been named by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as one of Vermont’s Top Ten Summer Events, and is regarded by its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/07/20/vermont-mozart-festival-3/</link>
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		<title>Mizzou New Music Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ensemble-In-Residence: Alarm Will Sound
Guest Artists: Composers Martin Bresnick and Derek Bermel, Pianist Lisa Moore
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is excited to announce the on the campus of the University of Missouri. Eight composers from around the world will be selected through a portfolio application process to compose a work to be performed by the internationally acclaimed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/07/12/mizzou-new-music-summer-festival/</link>
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		<title>Dirty Projectors &#8220;Getty Address&#8221; with Alarm Will Sound</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/06/25/dirty-projectors-getty-address-with-alarm-will-sound-3/</link>
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		<title>Alarm Will Sound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gordon, Yo Shakespeare (12’)
Aphex/MacDonald Meltphace 6 (6’)
Orfe, Chamber Symphony (20&#8242;) 
INTERMISSION
The Beatles, Revolution 9 arr. Matt Marks (8&#8242;)
Rihm, Will Sound (5’) 
Aphex/Hause, Omgyjya Switch (5&#8242;)
Autechre/Desantis, Cfern (6&#8242;)
Aphex/Burhans, Blue Calx (7&#8242;)
Aphex Twin arr. Freund, Cock ver 10 (5&#8242;)

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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/06/24/alarm-will-sound-3/</link>
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		<title>21c Salon Series</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/05/27/the-finch-opera-at-21c-aria/</link>
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		<title>Archipelago: ACME and ICE with Craig Wedren, Corey Dargel, Kathleen Supové</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 21, 2010
8:00pm
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn
New Amsterdam Records presents ACME with Craig Wedren and ICE with Corey Dargel and Kathleen Supové as part of the Archipelago concert series.
Tickets: 718.222.8500 or www.galapagosartspace.com
Archipelago concludes with a closing event featuring a mix of stellar ensembles and performers. Known for its definitive takes on the masterpieces of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/05/21/archipelago-acme-with-craig-wedren/</link>
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		<title>Caleb Burhans&#8217; &#8220;Super Flumina Babylonis&#8221; with Trinity Choir</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/05/17/caleb-burhans-super-flumina-babylonis-with-trinity-choir/</link>
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		<title>beautiful</title>
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Belong by Washed Out
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/04/30/beautiful/</link>
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		<title>JLA&#8217;s music is pretty like glacier</title>
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In a Treeless Place, Only Snow &#8211; John Luther Adams
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Live at (le) Poisson Rouge
March 14th, 2010
Timo Andres &#8211; celeste
Nuiko Wadden &#8211; harp
Haruka Fujii, Chris Thompson &#8211; vibraphones
Caleb Burhans, Yuki Numata &#8211; violins
Nadia Sirota &#8211; viola
Clarice Jensen &#8211; cello
The entire show, including more John Luther Adams and Kevin Volans, is streaming on Q2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/04/22/jlas-music-is-pretty-like-glacier/</link>
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		<title>the playoff and a funny thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This whole post is an excuse to put up a couple recently uncovered drum corps related items. Here&#8217;s some context:
Traditions have a way of sticking for years or decades in drum corps, be they emotional or borderline psychotic. For one, there&#8217;s a lot of tradition related to the way the corps moves around before and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/04/14/the-playoff-and-a-funny-thing/</link>
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		<title>you&#8217;re already on the internet, so why not</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a) &#8230;have a listen to Daníel Bjarnason on Q2. The full recording of his recent show at LPR is now available streaming on the WQXR website here. Daníel is from Iceland and writes contemplative music that features bowed things, absolutely great use of percussion, and gorgeous orchestration.
For example, here&#8217;s my favorite bit of Spindrift; the soloist slips into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/31/youre-already-on-the-internet-so-why-not/</link>
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		<title>breathing out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From The Kitchen 3/17/10: I was lingering during sound check; pressed record and happened to catch this quiet, beautiful moment. Had just met some of these guys and really fell in love with their heart and musicianship.
&#8220;Breathing Out,&#8221; by Doveman: Thomas Bartlett, Sam Amidon, Bryce Dessner, Brian Devendorf, and Oren Bloedow. From the new album.

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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/23/breathing-out/</link>
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		<title>the kids are the pros</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alex Ross wrote on Unquiet Thoughts the other day about what he calls the &#8220;marching-band Shostakovich underground.&#8221; It&#8217;s a cool post, and awesome to see some notice of marching music from the greatest living writer on the subject of music. Ross definitely did his research, referencing 13 different videos of high school and college marching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/19/the-kids-are-the-pros/</link>
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		<title>Doveman and Peter Pears: Music of Nico Muhly and Thomas Bartlett</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/18/doveman-and-peter-pears-nico-muhly-and-thomas-bartlett/</link>
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		<title>this just in</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just released: DVD &#38; CD live album from the Mono/Wordless Music shows last May. I wrote about those shows here. My ears are still ringing. (in the best possible way&#8230;)

Available now at temporaryresidence.com
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/15/this-just-in/</link>
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		<title>ACME: Music of John Luther Adams and Kevin Volans</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/14/acme-music-of-john-luther-adams-and-kevin-volans/</link>
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		<title>Daníel Bjarnason &amp; Sam Amidon</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/03/03/daniel-bjarnason-sam-amidon/</link>
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		<title>Dirty Projectors &#8220;Getty Address&#8221; with Alarm Will Sound</title>
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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/02/27/dirty-projectors-getty-address-with-alarm-will-sound/</link>
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		<title>snow day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kazoos, socks, and almglocken packed; flight cancelled.
Guess I&#8217;ll wait this one out.

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		<link>http://www.chrispthompson.com/2010/02/26/snow-day/</link>
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