Ron Drummond
Encyclopedia
Ronald Norman Drummond is an American
writer, editor, and independent scholar
, currently living in Troy, New York
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"; "The Frequency of Liberation", a critical fiction about the novels of Steve Erickson
; "Ducré in Euphonia: Ideal and Influence in Berlioz"; "Broken Seashells,", an essay/meditation on ancestral memory and the music of Jethro Tull
); and the introductory essays for the 8-volume edition in score and parts of The Vienna String Quartets of Anton Reicha
; among numerous other essays, fictions, poems, reviews, and interviews. More recent publications include a short story, "Troll," published in Black Clock
, and a performance essay on the Tokyo String Quartet
.
, most notably on the essay collections The Straits of Messina (1989), Longer Views (1996), the novel They Fly at Çiron (1993), collection Atlantis: Three Tales (1995), a novel-in-progress, Shoat Rumblin (2002), and Dark Reflections (2007); he was the publisher of Çiron and Atlantis. Drummond is also a four-time proofreader and editorial redactor of Delany's most famous novel, Dhalgren
(Bantam Books, 1974; Wesleyan University Press, 1996; Vintage Books, 2001); because of his work, the Third and later printings of the Vintage edition of this typographically complex novel are considered by the author to be the most accurate rendering of the text ever published. Delany writes, "Ron's editorial acumen is the highest I have encountered in a professional writing career of more than thirty years." In March 2006, Drummond gave a talk on "Editing Samuel R. Delany" at a two-day international academic conference on Delany's life and work held at SUNY Buffalo.
Drummond has also worked extensively with novelist John Crowley
, publishing Crowley's short story collection Antiquities (1993), editing the novels Dæmonomania (2000) and Endless Things (2007), and the electronic versions of Ægypt and Love & Sleep (ElectricStory.com, 2002). He is currently preparing a 25th anniversary edition of Crowley's 1981 novel Little, Big
, featuring the art of Peter Milton
, an essay by Harold Bloom
, and the typographical design of John D. Berry. Crowley writes, "Ron's work [on Dæmonomania] was at one end meticulous and painstaking, and at the other large-spirited and helpful with the biggest questions of the book."
quartets, and facilitating several modern Reicha premieres by string quartets in the U.S. and Europe, most notably of the G major quartet Opus 48 No. 2 in a concert by the Coull Quartet
at the 2003 Cambridge [UK] Music Festival.
In the 1970s, Drummond collaborated with his father, physicist James E. Drummond, on a non-geostationary system for satellite-based solar power collection and transmission; their papers on the topic were included in conference proceedings of the IECEC and in the published committee hearings of the Space Science and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1976).
called A Garden Stepping into the Sky. The design was the focus of a documentary by the award-winning independent filmmaker Gregg Lachow and was featured on CNN.com and Seattle's KOMO-TV News. Drummond submitted the Garden Steps to the official international design competition for the WTC Memorial in June 2003; it was among the 5,200 submissions not chosen.
Ron Drummond lives in Troy, New York.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer, editor, and independent scholar
Independent scholar
An independent scholar is anyone who conducts scholarly research outside universities and traditional academia. Independent scholars play an especially important role in areas such as art history and other humanities fields...
, currently living in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
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Writer
Ron Drummond is the author of "The Sonic Rituals of Pauline OliverosPauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros is an American accordionist and composer who is a central figure in the development of post-war electronic art music....
"; "The Frequency of Liberation", a critical fiction about the novels of Steve Erickson
Steve Erickson
Stephen Michael Erickson is an American novelist, essayist and film critic. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters's Award in Literature and a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation., and is considered an important representative of the Avantpop...
; "Ducré in Euphonia: Ideal and Influence in Berlioz"; "Broken Seashells,", an essay/meditation on ancestral memory and the music of Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
); and the introductory essays for the 8-volume edition in score and parts of The Vienna String Quartets of Anton Reicha
Anton Reicha
Anton Reicha was a Czech-born, later naturalized French composer. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, Reicha is now best remembered for his substantial early contribution to the wind quintet literature and his role as a teacher – his pupils included Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz...
; among numerous other essays, fictions, poems, reviews, and interviews. More recent publications include a short story, "Troll," published in Black Clock
Black Clock
Black Clock is an American literary magazine. Edited by Steve Erickson and published bi-annually by CalArts in association with the MFA Writing Program, the magazine is "dedicated to fiction, poetry and creative essays that explore the frontier territory of constructive anarchy." According to the...
, and a performance essay on the Tokyo String Quartet
Tokyo String Quartet
The is an international string quartet.The group formed in 1969 at the Juilliard School of Music. The founding members attended the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, where they studied with Professor Hideo Saito. Soon after its formation the Quartet won First Prizes at the Coleman Competition,...
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Editor
As an editor, Drummond has worked extensively with the novelist and critic Samuel R. DelanySamuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...
, most notably on the essay collections The Straits of Messina (1989), Longer Views (1996), the novel They Fly at Çiron (1993), collection Atlantis: Three Tales (1995), a novel-in-progress, Shoat Rumblin (2002), and Dark Reflections (2007); he was the publisher of Çiron and Atlantis. Drummond is also a four-time proofreader and editorial redactor of Delany's most famous novel, Dhalgren
Dhalgren
Dhalgren is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. The story begins with a cryptic passage:to wound the autumnal city.So howled out for the world to give him a name.The in-dark answered with wind....
(Bantam Books, 1974; Wesleyan University Press, 1996; Vintage Books, 2001); because of his work, the Third and later printings of the Vintage edition of this typographically complex novel are considered by the author to be the most accurate rendering of the text ever published. Delany writes, "Ron's editorial acumen is the highest I have encountered in a professional writing career of more than thirty years." In March 2006, Drummond gave a talk on "Editing Samuel R. Delany" at a two-day international academic conference on Delany's life and work held at SUNY Buffalo.
Drummond has also worked extensively with novelist John Crowley
John Crowley
John Crowley is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction. He studied at Indiana University and has a second career as a documentary film writer...
, publishing Crowley's short story collection Antiquities (1993), editing the novels Dæmonomania (2000) and Endless Things (2007), and the electronic versions of Ægypt and Love & Sleep (ElectricStory.com, 2002). He is currently preparing a 25th anniversary edition of Crowley's 1981 novel Little, Big
Little, Big
Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament is a modern fantasy novel by John Crowley, published in 1981. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1982.-Plot synopsis:...
, featuring the art of Peter Milton
Peter Milton
Peter Winslow Milton is an American artist.A creator of black and white etchings and engravings that often display an extraordinary degree of photo-realistic detail placed in the service of a truly visionary aesthetic, his themes include architecture, history, myth, and memory, their intersections...
, an essay by Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom is an American writer and literary critic, and is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. He is known for his defense of 19th-century Romantic poets, his unique and controversial theories of poetic influence, and his prodigious literary output, particularly for a literary...
, and the typographical design of John D. Berry. Crowley writes, "Ron's work [on Dæmonomania] was at one end meticulous and painstaking, and at the other large-spirited and helpful with the biggest questions of the book."
Scholar
An independent scholar, Drummond is an excavator and advocate of the music of several Czech composers of the Classical Era, especially Anton Reicha (1770–1836) and Pavel Vranický (1756–1808). He spearheaded the movement to restore Reicha's string quartets to the repertoire, co-editing (with Henrik Löwenmark) the first edition in 200 years of the eight ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
quartets, and facilitating several modern Reicha premieres by string quartets in the U.S. and Europe, most notably of the G major quartet Opus 48 No. 2 in a concert by the Coull Quartet
Coull Quartet
The Coull Quartet is an English string quartet that was founded at the Royal Academy of Music, London in 1974.The Coull Quartet premiered some of the later string quartets by the composer Robert Simpson, who before his retirement and emigration to the Irish Republic lived close to the University of...
at the 2003 Cambridge [UK] Music Festival.
In the 1970s, Drummond collaborated with his father, physicist James E. Drummond, on a non-geostationary system for satellite-based solar power collection and transmission; their papers on the topic were included in conference proceedings of the IECEC and in the published committee hearings of the Space Science and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1976).
Designer
From September 2002 through June 2003, Drummond created an original design for the World Trade Center MemorialWorld Trade Center Memorial
- Fundraising :The Foundation has fundraising responsibilities because of the tasks assigned to it by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation...
called A Garden Stepping into the Sky. The design was the focus of a documentary by the award-winning independent filmmaker Gregg Lachow and was featured on CNN.com and Seattle's KOMO-TV News. Drummond submitted the Garden Steps to the official international design competition for the WTC Memorial in June 2003; it was among the 5,200 submissions not chosen.
Ron Drummond lives in Troy, New York.
See also
- AlbaconAlbaconAlbacon is the Albany science fiction convention, held each autumn in the Albany, New York area, also called the Capital District.Albacon is the largest "Con" in upstate New York. It is hosted by LASTSFA, or Latham-Albany-Schenectady-Troy Science Fiction Association, a local science fiction fandom...
External links
- On-line resume with links
- Dreaming of Dao Gaia
- Lunar Sacrament
- Broken Seashells
- The Sonic Rituals of Pauline Oliveros
- The Frequency of Liberation
- A Garden Stepping into the Sky
- No Royal Directive: Joseph Haydn and the String Quartet
- Jupiter in the Age of Enlightenment
- Aperçu of Apotheosis Beethoven dancing
- Czech Classicism: The Sweat of the Brow
- The String Quartets of Anton Reicha
- Anton Reicha: A Biographical Sketch
- On First Hearing the Stochastic Kaleidophon of Carter Scholz
- The Dumpster Concerto
- Merton Music String Chamber Music Catalog 2006/2007
- The 25th Anniversary Edition of John Crowley's Little, Big