The composer's role is to create opportunities for listening... - Pauline Oliveros

"The composer's role is to create opportunities for listening, not to control the listener's experience."

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Experimental Composer American 1932–2016

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"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"Deep listening is a form of love."

"Silence is a resource that can be cultivated and shared."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

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