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Fact #180874

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The first recital of music played by a quartet of electronic Moog Synthesisers is held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, under the direction of Gershon Kingsley.

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Variety magazine review : The concert attested to the Moog's versatility and acceptance as a performing instrument. Kenneth Bichel, Stan Free, Eric Knight and Howard Salat controlled the Moogs which are all capable of duplicating almost all sounds.

Cashbox magazine review : At times, the sounds which issued forth were more than a little disquieting, almost as if the electrified assurance of the Moogs were being mocked.
When a genuine rapport existed between men and machines, as in several of the more tightly arranged selections, most notably Eleanor Rigby and the Kingsley opus entitled Popcorn, there was a genuine excitement in the hall.

Harriet Johnson, (reviewer, New York Post) : They projected a range of music and vision that included a 16th century Ricercare by Gabrielli, an arrangement for voices and Moogs of Handel's Water Music; to music by The Beatles, by Kingsley, himself, by Jimmy Giuffre; to rock 'n' roll. The poetry and songs ranged from atmospheric images to protest songs; the slides and movies from abstract images to baby cartoons.

Robin Loggie (reviewer, Billboard) : For musical purists and experimenters there were humorous frequencies and electronic dialogues reminiscent of science-fiction, and for those who have yet to acquire a taste for dissonance and atonality, the Moog provided an aurora borealis accompaniment to classical, pop and rock pieces.