La Monte Young and the Dream House

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Dream House

By: Ed Howard
2003-11-17

At 275 Church Street in TriBeCa, nestled amid a row of convenience stores and restaurants, invisible to nearly everyone who passes, is an inconspicuous black door, unmarked except for its number and a cryptic white announcement bearing the words “The Dream House.” Behind this door, one of modern music’s most creative, original, and idiosyncratic composers lives just upstairs.

He is La Monte Young, a pioneer of a new strain of minimalist composition in modern classical music, and the Dream House, which he established 11 years ago, is his brainchild, the culmination of more than four decades of work.

7/4 · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:

Certainly the finest sound and light installation I have ever been in.

For years I used to answer the door at the Dream House once or twice a month. I love that music!

I even scanned that photo. Confused

egw · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:57 am Post subject:

This looks like something worth visiting next time I'm in NY!