Cambridge and later at The Boston Arts Group.Phoenix and The Boston Globe.The Dubious Music Ensemble out of the loft on Central Square.In 1977 he met Jeff Lohn and started working with Jeff at his loft on Thompson St.Girls on a full time basis.The Static (and the introduction of his 3 octave guitar tuning) at Franklin Furnace.Joe Papp's Public Theater in 1984 but was never produced).Branca on guitars, Jeffery Glenn on bass and Stephen Wischerth on drums (later Thurston Moore would join on guitar).Village and suggested that he consider starting a record company with Branca's music as the first record.There is some question about Branca's involvement with Rhys Chatham during this time.Being a serious fan of Mahler and Bruckner the idea of calling it a symphony was obvious if risky.Branca studied theater at Emerson College in Boston in the early 1970s.Working out of a loft on Mass.The lead actor John Keiser was chosen in The Boston Phoenix as one of the best performances of the year.Starting with Symphony No.Early members of his group included Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Page Hamilton of Helmet, and several members of Swans.In the early nineties David Baratier attempted to document Branca's teaching style in "They walked in line."Branca began composing for traditional orchestra, although he never abandoned the electric guitar.Branca also plays duets for excessively amplified guitars with his wife, and conducted his 13th symphony for 100 electric guitars at the base of the World Trade Center in New York City in June of 2001.Bad Smells from Who Are You Staring At?Acoustic (various) (New Tone, 1994) Symphony No.Listening Glenn Branca interview Epitonic.References Branca, Glenn (November 1979).Cole Gagne: "Glenn Branca", Grove Music Online, ed.See Copyrights for details.Theoretical Girls and The Static were an integral part of No Wave.MemberAttribute( "cpath" ) )?MemberAttribute( "rsrc" ) )?MemberAttribute( "rhapXVersion" ) )?MemberAttribute( "hasRhapX" ) )?"MemberAttribute( "isAnonymousUser" ) )?"Branca studied theater at Emerson College in Boston in the early 1970s.This is where he first met Jeffrey Lohn who was p...