Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Larry Polansky <>]

Yes, Christian and I brought him, and Brent's right, there were maybe 10 people in the audience, but a good 10 people. The performers were Bob and Jackie, and Tom (Hamilton). They did two pieces: Empire and Jackie's Au Pair. Irrespective of the size of the crowd, they gave an amazing performance. NWe made a beautiful recording of that night. 

The next day, Bob was a guest in an undergraduate choral conducting class — I was worried that the class was a bit conservative, and about how it would go. Bob COMPLETELY charmed and fascinated a group of about 10 Dartmouth undergraduate singers, it was magical to watch that happen. 

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From: Brent Reidy <>

Date: March 4, 2014 8:49:13 AM PST

To: Julian Brooks <>

Cc: Rod Stasick <>, 

Subject: [silence] Re: Re: Robert Ashley

One of my seminal college memories is when Robert Ashley came up during our homecoming weekend -- I think Larry Polansky had invited him up, or maybe Charles Dodge. He performed to an audience of about six of us -- the big Friday night bonfire was too big of competition. It felt like such a special and intimate performance. I was a freshmen or sophomore then and it was a transformational moment. I still remember it pretty vividly, though for the life of me I can't remember what he performed.