Dr. David McIntire, director of music technology in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University, will present a lecture titled “John Cage After 100: Legacy and Influence” followed by a recital featuring Dr. McIntire’s own composition “One Gate, 100 Paths, One Arrival” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

John Cage was one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century who sought to broaden the definition of music. During his 20-minute lecture, Dr. McIntire will address Cage’s influence on the music world and offer some little-known but revealing anecdotes about the man, told to Dr. McIntire by eyewitnesses. The lecture will include score images and some brief examples of Cage’s music.

“One Gate, 100 Paths, One Arrival” is a piece for electronic sounds presented in a 5.1 surround mix. This piece took longer than four months to realize. Nearly all sounds are made from two hand-built synthesizers and presented in a different mix each time.

In addition to leading music technology studies at Missouri Western, David McIntire leads the Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes (EIO) an improvisational trio based in Kansas City. He also runs Irritable Hedgehog Music, a small label devoted to minimal and electroacoustic music. Several of their releases have been widely praised for their sound quality, historical importance and musical content.

Dr. McIntire holds music degrees from Nazareth College of Rochester, Ithaca College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he was a Preparing Future Faculty Fellow. He is also completing a master’s degree in musicology at UMKC.