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From To. Cc: Subject: Re: Symposium Oct 29 and dinner Oct 28, re: Marvin Minsky, Classical Music Improvisation Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:27:05 +0000 Yes! And if you have contact information for him, please send, thanks Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2014, at 14:21, > wrote: Jeffrey would like a atten posium! Jeffrey asked nd he is thrilled and can I. an attend...Jeffrey has requested I organiz tendance through ...cou you possibly include him on your entry list? Or please let me know ow o proceed...thks! On Oct 27, 2014, at 10:11 A wrote: We will definitely be taping the sessions that take place on stage.theater, about half the day is small-group workshops where a lot of exciting stuff and actual improvisation (at three pianos and a historical fortepiano) will be happening, and that will probably not get as good video coverage by its very nature, although there will be some for that time. It's experiential, and we are doing our very best to document it as well! On Mon ct 27, 2014 at 10:08 AM, > wrote: will you be video taping the event? On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:03 AM wrote: Please let Jeffrey know that we will miss him and his musical thinking! I will let Best, Sent from my iPhone know. On Oct 27, 2014, at 07:53, > wrote: EFTA00360083 Hell '• d thank you for the kind invitation. But unfortunately Jeffrey's will not be able to attend t e inner or symposium. He sends his regrets. Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein Sent from my iPhone On Oct 25, 2014, at 2:02 PM, wrote: We are delighted that Jeffrey will be joining the Oct 29 Symposium on improvising classical music inspired by Marvin Minsky, "Reconstructing Beethoven's Improvisations". We will be gathering on the lower level of building e15, 20 Ames Street Cambridge MA. Registration is from 10 - 11 am on the day of the event, Wednesday October 29. The day goes through 8:30 pm, with lunch and dinner included! We also hope that he may make it to the presenter/advisors dinner on Oct 28. Below are: • Dinner details at home are below • Please fill out brief Google registration form, link is below • Pre-Symposium reading listening suggestions from our presenters and hosts are below • Our project 'ed) will be happy to assist Jeffrey in any way, and will also be sending a final confer tomorrow night. Special dinner' ' at the home o Tuesday Oct . Symosium registration form and Presenter Suggestions: Important: FIII out this form! Please dick on this link to enter your information for name badge and dinner information: LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM We'd also like to share pre-Symposium suggestions for reading and listening from our presenters and hosts. Please explore these links to articles, audio and videos: SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR PRESENTERS Jonathan Biss Listen: Beethoven Fantasy, op. 77, Serkin Recording - YouTube Listen: Beethoven Fantasy, op. 77, Schnabel Recording - YouTube "The Serkin and Schnabel recordings are both excellent. Probably as close to Beethoven's actual improvisations as anything we have on paper." Noam Elides Listen: Semi-Improvised movement based on Beethoven Sonata No. 8 Adagio Cantabile movement, by Elkies: http://www.math.harvard.edu/-elkies/LvB 13 2 min.wav Listen: Improvisation on an audience-suggested theme in 5/4: http://math.harvard.edu/-elkies/mp3/uhall4.mp3 Robert Levin EFTA00360084 Listen: Robert Levin playing various Mozart and Beethoven Concerti, published by Oiseau-Lyre, New York Philomusica, and DG Archie - available on CD (Symposium committee have found these YouTube links helpful as well) Watch: Beethoven Piano Concerti No 1 - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Watch: Improvising Mozart - YouTube Marvin Minsky Read: "Music, Mind, and Meaning" - website version Watch: Marvin with Hockenberry for the Media Lab h2.0 conference, 5 min - view or download video Listen: Marvin Minsky BBC Radio interview about Beethoven's 9th, 20 min - listen to MP3 Listen: Marvin Minsky,Nursety Rhyme Suite, 1960's, recently digitized from reel-to-reel collection - download MP3 Stephen Prutsman Listen: Shadows, by Stephen Prutsman, 9 min - listen to MP3 Frederic Rzewski Listen: Hammer!clavier Sonata - YouTube Jan Swafford Read: Ludwig Rules: A Guide for Studying Beethoven, by Jan Swafford - PDF SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR HOSTS Tod Machover Read!Watch: Dialogue with Pio Barone Lumaga - PDF Peruse: Opera of the Future - website Read: Music, Mind and Marvin Minsky - website version Listen/Watch: Minsky Melodies - website version Jonathan Berger Read: Composing Your Thoughts - web article Read: Listener Correlation - PDF "All deeply influenced and inspired by Marvin" Listen: Visitations - website On Jul 29, 2014, at 14:01, excellent... thanks wrote: On Jul 29, 2014, at 2:01 PM wrote: That is super great! We really look forward to his attendance for the Symposium event at MIT. The Oct 28th dinner could be last-minute decision on his part, he will always be welcome. Of course we'd love to know as early as possible. It should be a very stimulating evening. EFTA00360085 I will get the venue for the dinner to you as soon as it is decided. The dinnerwill likely be at a private home in CamrbridgelBrookline. On 014 at 11:29 AM, > wrote: H Jeffrey has said YES to this...I am not sure if he will attend the pre-dinner on Oct. 2 wi o find out...but it may not be until closer to the date-when do you need to know by?) But I will for sure put the pre-dinner and the event on Oct. 29th on Jeffreys calendar. Thanks, On Jul 28, 2014, at 7:57 Phs1 wrote: Dear Jeffrey, Please mark your calendar for a special event on Oct 29, 2014 (with pre-dinner Oct 28). <Marvin Beethoven Improvisation Symposium Invitation.jpg> EFTA00360086