Rainer Boesch
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It is with great sadness and personal loss that I write about the passing of my mentor and friend Rainer Boesch. I first met Rainer in the summer of 1973 in Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, where he opened my brain to the world of electroacoustic music and free improvisation at l'Institut de Hautes Etudes Musicales (IHEM). He was, and is, a giant in the field of electroacoustic music and musique concrete. As a student, he studied under Pierre Shaeffer and Olivier Messian. As a mentor, he taught me to listen to sounds, and to think about how to use them. I recently learned that he passed away in January of 2014. I knew that he had cardio-vascular issues for many years (he told me that he could no longer drink wine or eat cheese), but I always thought that I'd see him, and learn from him, one more time. We hadn't talked or emailed for the past several years. Now, I know why. Rest in peace, my friend. http://www.musikzeitung.ch/fr/resonance/classique/2014/02/Boesch.html#.V5lkiRJHDTQ http://brahms.ircam.fr/rainer-boesch http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_personen&pers_id=1547&setLanguage=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RcEU2ozgSc http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_personen&pers_id=1547 http://www.flutefestival.ch/cms/en/portfolio-item/rainer-boesch-ch/ http://www.youramerica.net/mechsnip.mp3 
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