Thursday, 17 January 2013

LINK: Frank Zappa score joins The Rest is Noise classical festival (Via Ant James)


Frank Zappa
A controversial orchestral film score by music legend Frank Zappa is to have its UK premiere as part of a major celebration of modern classical music.  Zappa's 200 Motels will be performed this autumn as part of the Southbank Centre's ambitious The Rest is Noise festival.

A planned performance of the work at the Albert Hall in 1971 was pulled on the grounds of obscenity.

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