1. Barton McLean was born on 8 April 1938 and is an American composer, performer, music reviewer, and writer.
10 Facts About Barton McLean
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Barton McLean was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of John and Grace McLean, on April 8,1938.
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Barton McLean graduated from State University of New York Potsdam, Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Henry Cowell, and Indiana University.
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Barton McLean taught music theory and double bass at SUNY, while performing on double bass in jazz groups and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra.
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In 1967 he married fellow composer Priscilla Taylor, and by 1974 they began professional touring as The McLean Mix, presenting their electro-acoustic music, which became a full-time occupation by 1983.
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Barton McLean created a series of solo instrument and stereo tape pieces, best known of which is Dimensions II, championed by pianist David Burge, who performed it extensively for several years.
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Barton McLean's music is often based upon processes and sounds of the natural world, while using current electronic and recording technology.
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In 1994, Barton McLean was awarded a New York State Council for the Arts grant to create an installation with a nostalgic Ray Bradbury feel, portraying the ancestors of the tiny village of Petersburgh, New York.
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Currently, Barton McLean is composing with and developing concepts on the Kyma system provided by Symbolic Sound.
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The Barton McLean Mix performed from 1974 to 2013, presenting their separate works and collaborations across the USA and internationally; in these concerts he played the piano or synthesizer, plus woodwinds, amplified bicycle wheel, invented instruments, percussion, and digital processors.