Anthropological society meeting open to public
Archaeology buffs across the state are invited to the spring meeting of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society, set for 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
The event is open to the public, and anyone with an interest in the archaeological history of the state is welcome to attend. Admission is $5 at the door.?
With the theme "Collections, Collectors, and Their Contributions to Oklahoma Prehistory," the meeting will include presentations by archaeologists from the Oklahoma Archeology Survey, the museum and the University of Oklahoma's department of anthropology.
The presentations will be in the museum's Kerr Auditorium. Another area will be set up for displays of artifacts by collectors.
The Oklahoma Anthropological Society is an organization of amateurs with an interest in the prehistory of Oklahoma.
The OAS meets twice annually and offers training seminars and opportunities for members to go on digs. Information about the OAS is available at www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/oas/index.html, or by e-mailing Curtis Hendricks at curtbh@cox.net.
The museum is on the OU campus at Timberdell Road and Chautauqua Avenue. No museum admission fee is required to attend the OAS meeting. Information about the museum is available at www.snomnh.ou.edu, or by calling 325-4712.
Inner sOUndscapes concert Saturday
The University of Oklahoma will present Inner sOUndscapes, an electroacoustic music performance, 8 p.m. Saturday in Pitman Recital Hall of Catlett Music Center 500 W. Boyd St.
The concert will feature interactive pieces by Cort Lippe, guest composer and computer music researcher.
"The music presented in this concert is innovative, using the latest in computer music technology," said Konstantinos Karathanasis, concert coordinator and OU professor of music technology and composition. "Cort Lippe is an interactive music composer, internationally renowned for his compositions for instrumentalists and real-time computer interaction."
The concert will feature three interactive pieces by Lippe, a group improvisation with computers, sensors and synthesizers by music technology students, a live electronics piece by Daniel Formidoni, graduate student, and students' miniature electroacoustic pieces. All works will be diffused in a 6.1 surround speaker system.
"This should be a wonderful musical experience that not only exhibits the creative talents of our exceptional music students but also promotes new music and showcases the vast possibilities of applying digital technology in the creation of music," Karathanasis said.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information or for accommodations on the basis of disability, call the OU School of Music at 325-2081.
-- Transcript Staff
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