Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Stefano Pocci <>]

On 06/03/2010 02:46 AM, Joseph Zitt wrote:
> Thanks to the John Cage Trust blog for pointing out this very good
> sermon on the work of John Cage, delivered, to my surprise, at a
> church a few blocks from me, here in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The Rev.
> Colin Bossen raises some intriguing points about Cage's influence and
> practice, as well as raising a good question about Cage's relationship
> to the issue of suffering. I suspect that this might engender some
> spirited conversation. Enjoy!
>
> http://www.uucleveland.org/worship/TheBuddhaShouldbeasUsefulasaCan.php
>
>    




Thanks for pointing that link, how could I overlook it? It is indeed a 
nice sermon with some interesting insights, especially the suffering 
issue. Rev. Colin Bossen may be right when he states that Cage didn't 
precisely indicate "how to" change the world but just vaguely addressed 
to an utopian anarchist society.

Perhaps on that note we should mention Buckminster Fuller who had a more 
practical approach and paired his visionary ideas (many of which were 
supported by Cage) with concrete hardware/inventions. He was an engineer 
after all:-)


Stefano