if you're anywhere near new york city on sept. 23, please come to the brecht forum, 451 west Street (the west side highway) between bank and bethune streets.
www.brechtforum.org for more info.
8:00 – Mode Records screens films about John Cage, including 19 Questions and other selections from the DVD "From Zero" by renowned Dutch director Frank Scheffer in collaboration with Cage's long-time associate Andrew Culver. In 19 Questions, Cage answers questions on a variety of subjects, using chance operations to determine the duration of his colorful and often witty answers. A unique opportunity to view the Cagean process of chance in real-time.
9:00 pm - Twiceband plays Cage:
Excerpts from "How to Improve the World (You'll Only Make Matters Worse) - Brian Boyles: spoken word
Radio Music - Barry Chabala, Kurt Gottschalk, Robert Hardin, Frank Keeley. John McDonough, Sam Meyer, Paul Spencer, Gregory Wildes: radios
Aria with Variations II - Motoko Shimuzu: soprano, Ed Chang: noise machine
Tuba solo from Concert for Piano and Orchestra - Jay Rozen: tuba
Cartridge Music - Ed Chang, Kurt Gottschalk, John McDonough, Paul Spencer: phono cartridges
Landscape Under Construction - Beverley Caplan, Barry Chabala, Kurt Gottschalk, Robert Hardin, Tony Hightower, Aaron Jaffe, Frank Keeley, Ed Littman, Scott Lydon, Kevin Mason, John McDonough, Sam Meyer, Jason Oakes, Marianne Osiel, Jay Rozen, Tom Shad, Paul Spencer, Gregory Wildes: CD Players.
Landscape Under Construction is a composition by John McDonough for between 1 and 42 CD players playing John Cage CDs. Each of the 42 parts was written using the I Ching. The piece lasts 34 minutes and 55 seconds.
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