In the early days of the computer music operation of the (then) Electronic Music Center at Columbia -- the late 1980's and early 1990's -- we used to do at least one collective concert every term. We had fun coming up with announcements to send as text-only e-mail over the pre-web internet. Here is an example: 


yesindeedwearehavingsomemoreconcertshereinNYCandtheyareFREEFREEFREEfor
anyonewhowantstocomeandhearthemsnazzysoundswevebeenmakingwithourcomputing
machineryIhopeyouwillcomeandhaveagoodtime!

hereistherelevantinformation:


	Concert 1:
	Sunday, April 26; 8:30 PM
	Merce Cunningham Dance Space
	55 West Bethune Street

		Concert 2:
		Thursday, April 30; 8:30 PM
		15th Floor, International Affairs Building (IAB)
		117th and Amsterdam (Columbia University)


Ithinkyouwillgetakickoutoftheseconcertswehaveaprettywiderangeofmusicswhich
getdonearoundourstudiosatcolumbiaandwetrytopresentthesoundsinarelaxedand
anjoyableenvironment.

sendemailtobrad@woof.music.columbia.eduformoreinformation.

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