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Joe McPhee & Fred Lonberg-Holm: Their First Duet, University of Chicago

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LYN HORTON,
Lyn Horton

Lyn Horton

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Lyn is first and foremost a visual artist. Her second love is music and the musicians who make it.

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Published: November 27, 2009

Twenty-three years apart in age, McPhee and Lonberg-Holm were a perfect pairing of traditional and contemporary, with each musician reaching into the other's territory to blend the two worlds. The two worlds merged as one in bold risk-taking to fracture the idea of incongruity. The resulting single and unified, timeless world beckoned spirit as it overthrew predictable musical concepts. The duo's premiere performance was as stunning and intricate as the Gothic architecture that surrounded the two of them.

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For more information about the free, vanguard musical programs offered by the University of Chicago, visit The Renaissance Society on the internet.

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