photo: Frank Sygusch
Sofia was my little assistant and we had a ball!
Links from Giessen-server.de (in German)
ana baer in giessen germany
Friday Afternoon Links I-xxx-2009 : The Third Mind
I attended the opening of this show last night, and it is truly spectacular, and there is a strong musical presence as well, from La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela’s Dream House to scores from the FLUXUS era, to a huge presence of works surrounding John Cage. The inimitable Margaret Leng Tan has done the audio tour and I’m very excited to go back and listen.
There are also a ton of performances and lectures set for the 3 months or so it is open.
There is so much amazing art on view during this exhibit that we were literally running at the end of the night to see a full room installation on the top floor that is not to be missed.
Friday Afternoon Links: IX-v-2008
This weeks links – all music related posts this week.
My friend Kamal organized this amazing collection of covers
A great site discussing the association of time of day with Raga performance
Today is John Cage’s 96th Birthday:
John Cage concert listings directory maintained by André Chaudron
600+ year performance of Cage’s ASLSP in Germany
NYTimes review of the installation of 4’33″ at Dia Beacon
The Rest Is Noise
Check out footage from Avant Media’s production John Cage at 95 at The Kitchen in the promotional video for Alex Ross’s “The Rest Is Noise”
Tickets on sale Now for John Cage at 95
Tickets for John Cage at 95 are now available.
We have an amazing group of performers and what is sure to be an extremely interesting and diverse concert.
Click here to purchase tickets.
John Cage at 95
In honor of John Cage’s 95th birthday, Avant Media Performance presents an evening of two multimedia realizations of works by John Cage on September 5, 2007. “Four6″ (for any way of producing sounds) will be performed in an electro-acoustic realization featuring Randy Gibson on electronics, Mike Rugnetta on guitar and video by Patrick Davison. The second half of the concert is a true musicircus with “Winter Music,” “Atlas Eclipticalis,” and an actors’ realization by Laine Rettmer of “Song Books” being performed simultaneously. The evening will also see the world premiere of Randy Gibson’s “One Wall – for John Cage” assisted by Mike Rugnetta and Guy Snover.
Bringing together musicians, filmmakers, actors, and technicians, this evening pays tribute to the collaborative and innovative legacy of John Cage.
Performance will take place at The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, NYC.
Concert starts at 8PM. Tickets are $20 ($15 students, AMP members) presale through avantmedia.org or $25($20) day of
Tickets are not yet on sale. Check this space for information on when pre-sale will start.
An Avant Media Auction
Taking place right now through eBay’s Giving Works program, Avant Media Performance is hosting an auction of several items to benefit our 2007-2008 season with performances at Highways Performance Space in LA, and performances in NYC. The season sees the west coast-avant premiere of “Aqua Madora” and an evening of works by John Cage.
Ticket sales only cover a small portion of our costs. You can bid on these items and help us have a successful third season. Click for the full list of items >
John Cage celebration to take place at The Kitchen
The John Cage birthday celebration produced by Avant Media Performance will take place at The Kitchen in Chelsea, NY on September 5, 2007. John Cage’s Ninety-fifth birthday.
A John Cage birthday celebration
Preliminary plans are underway for a major celebration curated and produced by Avant Media Performance in honor of John Cage’s 95th birthday this September in New York City. Avant Media will be presenting several short works and a long ‘experience’ featuring Winter Music and Song Books. More details will be available over the next few weeks as we confirm date and venue.
