2017-08-082017-08-081955-05http://hdl.handle.net/11209/11229The Symposium will open with a retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Hans Hofmann, and close with a concert conducted by Frederic Waldman, presenting the American premiere of Deserts composed by Edgard Varese, as well as works by Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles and Roger Sessions. Listen to Varese's "Deserts" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NREatwJWl4Qen-USRuggles, CarlBurkhardt, Frederick, 1913-2007Ives, CharlesSessions, RogerWaldman, FredericVarese, EdgardHofmann, HansDeserts