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Dust

by Robert Ashley

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Theosophy 09:57
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The Priest 09:57
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No Legs 08:34
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It's Easy 04:37
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Dust is an opera by Robert Ashley and Yukihiro Yoshihara (video direction) whose imaginary setting is a street corner anywhere in the world, where those who live on the fringes of society gather to talk, to each other and to themselves, about life-changing events, missed opportunities, memory, loss, and regret.

Five "street people" recount the memories and experiences of one of their group, a man who has lost his legs in some unnamed war. As part of the experience of losing his legs, he began a conversation with God, under the influence of the morphine he was given to ease his pain. Now he wishes that the conversation, which was interrupted when the morphine wore off, could be continued so that he could get the "secret word" that would stop all wars and suffering.

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released March 10, 2017

Robert Ashley, Sam Ashley, Thomas Buckner, Jacqueline Humbert, Joan La Barbara - Voices
"Blue" Gene Tyranny - synthesizer
Tom Hamilton - live mixing and sound processing
electronic orchestration by Robert Ashley, Tom Hamilton and "Blue" Gene Tyranny
sound effects for "Friends" composed by Tom Hamilton

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Robert Ashley New York, New York

A distinguished figure in American contemporary music, with an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. Ashley's recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-television. ... more

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