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ContinuuCon 2017 Comes to Asheville

BPR News | By Helen Chickering
Published June 10, 2017 at 1:29 PM EDT
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Grammy-wMusician and ContinuuCon organizer Sally Sparks with UNC Asheville Paddison Distinguished Professor of Music Wayne Kirby in the Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio on the UNCA campus.
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Sound Designer Christophe Duquesne plays the Haken Continuum.
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Musician Sally Sparks demonstrates the Haken Continuum.
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Musician Rob Schwimmer plays the Haken Continuum.
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Musician and Contin UNC Asheville Paddison Distinguished Professor of Music Wayne Kirby in the Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio on the UNCA campus.
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Sound Designer Edmund Eagan plays the Haken Continuum.

Dozens of electronic music players from around the world descended on the city of Asheville, North Carolina, to participate in the second annual Continuum Conference. The conference is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of the electronic Haken Audio Continuum Fingerboard.   

UNC Asheville hosted a free concert featuring solo and ensemble playing on the electronic Haken Audio Continuum Fingerboard at Lipinksy Hall..

Grammy-winning special guest Roy “Futureman” Wooten performed along with Rob Schwimmer, Edmund Eagan, Sally Sparks, Benedikt Slotte, and UNC Asheville Paddison Distinguished Professor of Music Wayne Kirby.

For more information about ContinuuCon 2017, visit continuucon.com.

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Helen Chickering
Helen Chickering is a host and reporter on Blue Ridge Public Radio. She joined the station in November 2014.
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