Different Skies is an electronic space music festival, a workshop for artists in these and related experimental music genres, a working vacation, an intensive and rewarding creative environment. A group of 20 musicians gather at the Colly Soleri Music Center for this third annual festival.
[Photo: sa & text: sa and excerps from the 2004 Different Skies brochure
As in previous years, the musicians play an afternoon session for a class of young students from the neighboring Orme School. Event organizer Mike Metlay gives a detailed explanation of the many exotic instruments and synthesizers.
[Photo & text: sa]
Students join the musicians on stage for more questions and demonstrations.
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Different Skies on the Arcosanti Vaults. For details on the upcoming concert on Satuday, Sept. 17., see Music by Different Skies.
[Photo: Jim Combs & text: sa]