2007
Based on the text provided, this is a transcript from a commemorative DVD announcement for the Lamar High School 50th Year Reunion (Class of 1957), which took place on November 17, 2007, in Houston, Texas.
the world-renowned sound artist Max Neuhaus was a graduate of Lamar High School (Class of 1957) and attended this very event. Over 300 classmates attended the weekend festivities. A casual barbecue held at the Thompson-Hanson Farm.Saturday Night Venue: A formal dinner banquet hosted at the prestigious River Oaks Country Club in Houston. Candid footage, life updates from classmates, custom computer graphics, and a soundtrack featuring popular music from the 1950s.Max Neuhaus was born in Texas in 1939 and spent his formative youth in Houston, graduating from Lamar High School before moving on to the Manhattan School of Music.While Neuhaus is globally celebrated for his avant-garde, site-specific sound installations this text captures a rare, deeply personal glimpse of him simply as a high school alumnus celebrating 50 years with his childhood classmates.