To commission a new musical work by a major American composer, and to simultaneously premiere it in nine different locations in the United States at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 7, 1998. To establish a web page on the Internet, where, on the night of the performance, people around the world will be able to choose which one of the nine different performances they want to watch and hear.

 The Educational Objectives

 To encourage understanding and appreciation of the Fine Art of contemporary classical music, to improve access to and participation in classical music by diverse elements in American society, to make classical music accessible to a broader audience, and t o reach out to new audiences in new settings with a brand new partner (The Internet).

 The Music and the Performers

 Perhaps the world's most sought after composer in the field of serious music for symphonic wind ensemble is David Maslanka. His A Child's Garden of Dreams for Symphonic Wind Ensemble has received hundreds of performances world wide. That, and many of his other works have been recorded on various labels: CRI, Albany, Mark, Crest, Umass, Novisse, Klavier, Cambria, and Summit Records. His compositions have been performed throughout the United States, in Canada, Japan, Australia and many European count ries. His music for winds and percussion is considered to be as great as the music of any of the contemporary orchestral composers.

 Led by hornist Thomas Bacon, a consortium of horn players representing ten schools has commissioned David Maslanka to compose "Sea Dreams" - a new concerto for two horns and wind orchestra:

( N.B. -- The simultaneous premiere will involve all but Interlochen, who will perform the new work in concert on a later date.)

 The Audience

 The premiere at each of the nine different locations across the United States will likely attract a live audience of one to two thousand people or more at each performance venue. A total live audience of well over ten thousand people is anticipated. Students in music programs in each of the nine cities will especially be targeted to attend the live performance.

 In addition, a Web Page is being developed that will receive audio and video transmissions live from each of the nine simultaneous performance sites. Anyone in the world with Internet capabilities will be able to view the performance happening at any of the nine locations. The server we hope to use will be capable of receiving one million simultaneous log-ons on the night of the performance. Audiences will be recruited through advertisements and publicity in musical, technical and general publications, and also through on-line publicity and advertisements - such as Yahoo "Net Events."

 Plans are also being formulated for coverage by radio (NPR), most likely in the form of delayed broadcast.

 The Performance

 On Tuesday, April 7, 1998 at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (9:30 p.m. EDT), composer David Maslanka will walk onto the stage at Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe, to sp eak for a few minutes to the audience worldwide about his new composition that is about to be performed at the nine different locations around the United States. After his talk, the conductors and soloists at the nine locations will enter the stage and the performance will begin.

 The Potential for Impact

 The potential that this project has for positively impacting the understanding and appreciation of contemporary classical music is tremendous, because the potential for broadening the audience base is tremendous. Such a simultaneous premiere has never before been done in the field of classical music, and Internet technology has never been used to coordinate the performances of nine simultaneous live performances.

 Our Internet audience will be attracted by many aspects of the project: the novelty of a simultaneous premiere, the nine different schools, the performers involved, and the major composer. Many more will be attracted by the cutting edge Internet technolog y itself. The Internet audience will include horn players, music lovers, curiosity seekers, and techno-geeks worldwide, many of whom will have had limited exposure to live classical music. The Internet will also make this event available to people in remote and rural locations throughout the United States and the world where participation in such a live event would be otherwise rare or impossible. We hope the Internet audience will number well into six figures, most of them in the United States.

 The Project Organizer

 Thomas Bacon has held principal horn positions with the Syracuse Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Berlin Radio Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He is Professor of Music at Arizona State University and is a member of Summit Brass, the St. Louis Brass Quintet, The Golden Horn, and Opus 90. With nearly 100 performances annually, Mr. Bacon performs all over the world in orchestral, chamber music, and recital engagements.

 Mr. Bacon has primary responsibility for the project, and is collaborating with the Information Technology department at Arizona State University to develop the Web Site for the project.