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, U.S. in 1998, is a nonprofit organization based in

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that produces the annual international festival of

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/ref> NWEAMO is dedicated to forging connections between the composers, performers and lovers of avant garde classical music with the DJs, MCs, guitar-gods, troubadours and gourmets of experimental popular music. The organization promotes music that involves the creative use of computers and electronics mixed with

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. Today, NWEAMO has showcased artists in prime venues across the world. In a healthy cultural milieu NWEAMO celebrates both classical and

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. The idea behind this seemingly controversial connection is that without any connection, both genres suffer. When classical music does not connect with popular culture, it becomes a music of experts, unable to reflect and contribute meaningfully in the broad marketplace of developing ideas and cultural experimentation. Popular music on the other hand, becomes naïve and superficial, untethered to its historical roots and broad cultural underpinnings, without connection and communication with classical music. NWEAMO attempts to generate a synthesis that reveals new possibilities for both.

Festivals

Originally NWEAMO concerts featured a variety of electro-acoustic styles and genres, ranging from

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to the abstract avant garde. Eventually the word "Electronic" was replaced with "Evolving" in the acronym to reflect the inclusion of visual art, installation art, dance, sound art and acoustic music to the festival, and to allow future growth. In 2002 the festival added

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to its locations. In 2005 the festival expanded further, with an additional night added in

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and

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were added 2006. The 2007 festival included a summer component in Europe (Berlin, May 18–19; and Venice, May 25–26) in addition to the main autumn festival: San Diego (Oct 5 & 6, 2007); Boulder, Colorado (Oct. 13, 2007); Morelia, Mexico (Oct. 19, 2007) & New York City (Oct. 26 & 27, 2007). Each year the festival supports the work of approximately 30 composers/performers.

Themes

Each year the festival focuses on a theme: *2019 East Meets West (San Diego) *2018 East Meets West (San Diego) *2017 East Meets West (Tokyo, Japan) *2016 East Meets West (San Diego) *2015 People Of The City (San Diego & Brooklyn, NY) *2014 Things (San Diego) *2013 Emotional circuits: Electric animal (San Diego) *2012 Festival of Hidden Identities (San Diego) *2011 East Meets West (San Diego) *2010 Around the Corner...Art is Made (San Diego, Venice Italy) *2009 What Is A Machine (San Diego, Venice Italy) *2008 Can Art Be About Sex? (San Diego, Miami, Stonybrook, New York City) *2007

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: The Mixing of Senses (San Diego, Boulder, Morelia (Mexico), New York City) *2006 Pulse: The Influence of Africa (Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; New York City, NY, Venice, Italy) *2005 Connection to the Ancients (Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Mexico City) *2004 Invented Instruments (In Memory of the 30th anniversary of the death of

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)(Portland, OR; San Diego,) *2003 The Plastic Fantastic Interactive(Portland, OR; San Diego,) *2002 To Beat Or Not To Beat, That Is The Question (Portland, OR; San Diego,)

References

External links

* http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/01/SDSU-NWEAMO-festival/ * http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/23/tp-sharing-the-excitement-of-new-music/
The New West Electro Acoustic Music Organization
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Festivals

Themes

See also

References

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