Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Graham Urquhart <>]

 Sounds wonderful Glenn. Unfortunately won't be anywhere near Grand 
Rapids, otherwise would have loved to experience it. I have visited the 
Dream House before which was a transformative listening and body experience.

Good luck with it.

Graham

On 14/09/2010 17:24, Glenn Freeman wrote:
> This is an open invitation to Silence list members who happen to be near 
> Grand Rapids, Michigan from September 22nd to October 10th. We're hoping 
> you'll spend some time at our audio installation and also let us know you're 
> in town.
>
> Just yesterday we installed the piece and will be tweaking it from now until the 
> exhibit closes. The listening environment is wonderful, especially for those who 
> wish to spend long periods of careful listening in a darkened, quiet environment. 
> The style of presentation can be directly attributed to a visit we made to La 
> Monte Young's loft in NYC in the 1990s ... we volunteered to watch over the Dream 
> House for one evening. Information can be found at 
> http://www.artprize.org/DisplayProfile.aspx?type=1&id=16198 and below.
>
> This recontextualization of John Cage's major orchestral work consists of 3 
> modules and 7 manifestations. The epic length work takes the form of a 
> continuously looping kaleidoscopic audio installation. One of the below 7 
> manifestations will be occurring as you enter the space and careful listening 
> will reveal which one. A complete cycle takes 3 hours 18 minutes so 
> participants are encouraged to listen for long periods and return often.
>
> Twenty-Six [26 minutes]
> for 26 violins
>
> Twenty-Eight [28 minutes]
> for 28 winds
>
> Twenty-Nine [29 minutes]
> for 29 low strings, percussion and bowed piano
>
> Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight [28 minutes]
> for 54 violins and winds
>
> Twenty-Six with Twenty-Nine [29 minutes]
> for 55 violins, low strings, percussion and bowed piano
>
> Twenty-Eight with Twenty-Nine [29 minutes]
> for 57 winds, low strings, percussion and bowed piano
>
> Twenty-Six, Twenty-Eight&  Twenty-Nine [29 minutes]
> for 83 violins, winds, low strings, percussion and bowed piano
>
> Glenn Freeman
> OgreOgress productions
> http://ogreogress.com