September 12, 1930:
Larry Don Austin is born at 410 Oak Street, Duncan, Oklahoma, USA, the first of three children born to Jessie C. Austin, a retail grocery salesman, and Thais Silva Newburn, the daughter of a café manager.
October 31, 1953:
Larry Austin (23) marries Edna Navarro in San Antonio, Texas.
November 11, 1969:
Catharsis: Open Style for Two Improvisation Ensembles, Tapes, and Conductors by Larry Austin (39) is performed for the first time, in Oakland.
February 25, 1970:
Agape: a celebration for priests, musicians, actors, and poets by Larry Austin (39) is performed for the first time, in Buffalo.
June 3, 1975:
Heaven Music for many flutes by Larry Austin (44) is performed for the first time, in Tampa.
February 26, 1990:
Transmission Two: The Great Excursion for chorus, computers, and recorded dialogue by Larry Austin (59) is performed for the first time, in Hertz Hall of the University of California at Berkeley. It is simultaneously broadcast over the airwaves of radio station KPFA.
March 7, 1991:
Violet’s Invention for piano by Larry Austin (60) is performed for the first time. It was written for his piano teacher Violet Archer in her 75th year.
September 7, 1995:
Variations...beyond Pierrot, a sound-play for soprano, flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, hypermedia system, and computer music on tape by Larry Austin (64) is performed for the first time, in Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada simultaneously broadcast on CBC Radio.
September 12, 1996:
Two works by Larry Austin are performed for the first time, in Merkin Concert Hall, New York in a performance celebrating his 66th birthday: BluesAx for saxophonist and computer music on tape, and Life Pulse Prelude for live and recorded percussionists. Preceding the concert, Shin-Edo: CityscapeSet, a new tape work, was heard continuously in a gallery exhibition.
April 28, 1997:
RomaDue: Sounds and Movements for Improvisation Ensemble and Tape by Larry Austin (66) is performed for the first time, in the Frederick Loewe Theatre, New York University, New York.
October 7, 1997:
Djuro’s Tree, an octaphonic computer music composition by Larry Austin (67), is performed for the first time, at North Carolina State University.
May 13, 1999:
Singing!...the music of my own time for solo voice and octophonic computer music on ADAT by Larry Austin (68) is performed for the first time, in Merkin Concert Hall, New York.
November 14, 2000:
Ottuplo! Four inter-episodes for real and virtual string quartet by Larry Austin (70) is performed for the first time, in Nicosia, Cyprus.
January 30, 2003:
Threnos for one, two, four, or eight bass clarinets and real (live) and virtual computer/ADAT with octophonic computer music by Larry Austin (72) is performed for the first time, at Merkin Concert Hall, New York.
February 10, 2004:
Tableaux: Convolutions on a Theme for alto saxophone and octophonic computer music by Larry Austin (73) is performed for the first time, at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.
October 27, 2005:
Adagio: Convolutions on a Theme By Mozart for clarinet and computer by Larry Austin (75) is performed for the first time, at Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
March 15, 2007:
Les Flûtes de Pan: Hommage à Debussy for flute, octophonic computer music, and optional dancers by Larry Austin (76) is performed for the first time, in New York.
May 14, 2007:
Redux for violin and octophonic computer music by Larry Austin (76) is performed for the first time, in the Recital Hall of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
February 12, 2009:
ReduxTwo for piano and computer generated sounds by Larry Austin (78) is performed for the first time, in New York.
June 11, 2011:
A fifty-year retrospective of the music of Larry Austin (80) takes place in the Issue Project Room, The Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn, New York.
August 6, 2011:
Redux Three for solo, duo, quartet, or octet of clarinets with computers and video by Larry Austin (80) is performed for the first time, in Northridge, California.