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JACK Quartet perform works by Nono, Lachenmann, and Berenson 6/21/13 8PM - 11PM 2013-06-21 20:00:00 2013-06-21 23:00:00

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The internationally acclaimed JACK Quartet returns for a concert featuring masterworks by Luigi Nono, Helmut Lachenman, and the world...

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The Widow's Joy: Listening & talk with Ian Nagoski 5/17/13 8PM - 11PM

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Join us for Ian Nagoski's new lecture, "The Widow's Joy: Pride, Genius, Grief & Lies from International 78rpm Recordings", as he seamlessly...

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SOUND POETRY EFFECTS CATALOG 4/19/13 8PM - 9:30PM

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Join Bowerbird for its first event exploring sound poetry, an artistic form that bridges literary and musical composition. As Joan La...

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Alash Ensemble and friends 2/15/13 8PM - 10PM

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ALASH are masters of Tuvan throat singing, a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of traditional...

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Cage's Thirteen performed by the Prism Quartet and Curtis 20/21 1/20/13 2PM

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The PRISM saxophone quartet and the Curtis Institute of Music’s 20/21 Ensemble join forces for a program that includes a selection...

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Rob Haskins and Laurel Karlik Sheehan perform Cage's Two2 1/19/13 8PM

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PRESALES HAVE ENDED FOR THIS EVENT.  TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Laurel Karlik Sheehan gave the Canadian premiere of Two2 with...

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John Cage's percussion works presented by Curtis Institute of Music 1/18/13 8PM

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Curtis 20/21 and the Curtis Percussion Studio present a portrait of John Cage. The program will focus exclusively on his percussion works...

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Extended Lullabies 1/16/13 2PM

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New York’s Either / OR performs three of Cage’s final works, Four3 (scored for one or two pianos, twelve rain sticks, violin or oscillator...

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Meetings: Pauline Oliveros, Christian Wolff, Keith Rowe, and Michael Pisaro 1/13/13 8PM

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PRESALES HAVE ENDED.  TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.A once in a lifetime event.  Four preeminent post-Cagean composer-performers...

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JACK Quartet performs Cage: Music for String Quartet 1/12/13 8PM - 10PM

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PRESALES HAVE ENDED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.  The internationally acclaimed JACK Quartet performs three of Cage’s late...

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Cage's Number Pieces with Christian Wolff, Keith Rowe, and Michael Pisaro 1/12/13 1PM

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"One7" (1990), for a solo performer, was written to celebrate the birthday of Cage’s friend Pauline Oliveros. It is one of a few Number...

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Boot Camp for Cage's Number Pieces with Michael Pisaro 1/12/13 11AM - 1PM

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The beauty behind Cage’s Number Pieces is the simplicity and directness of their artistic intention, and their ability to be realized in an...

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John Cage: Film Without Subject 1/11/13 9PM

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Created the year he died, Cage’s only feature-length film One11 (1992) was composed entirely using 1,200 random operations devised by a...

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Songs & Harmonies with Relache 1/11/13 5PM - 8:45PM

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ART AFTER 5 Friday Jan. 11 | 5:00 – 8:45 pm  SONGS & HARMONIES  Relâche with Noel Archambeault, Shari Feldmanand the Orchard Woodwind...

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Margaret Leng Tan performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes RESCHEDULED 12/16/12 2PM - 5PM

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Pianist Margaret Leng Tan returns for a performance of one of John Cage’s most important works, Sonatas and Interludes. Rhythmic and...

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John Cage's Variations at The Rotunda 12/9/12 8PM

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With vastly open and indeterminate scores and happenings, Variations I – VIII (1958 – 1967) is a series of compositions that foreshadows...

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The BSC performs John Cage's Song Books in Miniatures at the Dorrance Galleries 12/8/12 12PM - 4PM

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As with many of Cage's works, Song Books is indeterminate with regard to performance.  In order to highlight the immense and open...

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The BSC performs Cage's Song Books 12/7/12 8PM

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TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOORAs with many of Cage's works, Song Books is indeterminate with regard to performance.  In order to...

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Behind Cage's Song Books with Richard Kostelanetz, Joan La Barbara, and Rob Haskins 12/2/12 12PM - 4PM

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Talks, Workshops, and Hands-On Activities.  Unpack Song Books with our expert guides. This beautiful score includes over 90 solos exploring...

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Joan La Barbara and Ne(x)tworks perform Cage's Song Books in Miniatures 12/1/12 12PM - 4PM

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As with many of Cage's works, Song Books is indeterminate with regard to performance.  In order to highlight the immense and open...

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Joan La Barbara and Ne(x)tworks perform John Cage's Song Books 11/30/12 8PM

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TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR THIS PERFORMANCEAs with many of Cage's works, Song Books is indeterminate with regard to...

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Network for New Music performs Cage's Solos 11/4/12 1PM - 3:40PM

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Taking advantage of the unique character of each instrument, members of Philadelphia’s venerable Network for New Music perform solos from...

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John Cage's Organ2 / ASLSP 11/3/12 8PM - 8AM

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One of the ideas central to Cage’s philosophy was asking us to consider the way we listen to and perceive music. Monumental in its...

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Cage: Silence and Beyond - Mini-Symposium 11/3/12 12PM - 4PM

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Cage often referred to his “silent piece” as his most important work, but does this piece overshadow his other artistic contributions, and...

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Joseph Kubera performs John Cage's Music of Changes 11/1/12 8PM - 9:30PM

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TICKET ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Composed in 1951, Music of Changes was Cage’s first instrumental composition entirely derived from...

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Dan Blacksberg and Jay Campbell perform John Cage solo works 10/30/12 8PM - 9:30PM

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An industrious and inventive mind, Cage explored new ways to notate music – including graphs, transparencies, text, and even start charts....

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Margaret Leng Tan performs John Cage's Sonatas & Interludes 10/28/12 8PM - 9:30PM

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CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Please stay tunded for updates.   Pianist Margaret Leng Tan returns for a performance of one of John Cage’s most...

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Cage: Music for Film 10/26/12 5PM - 8:45PM

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Virtuoso pianist Margaret Leng Tan, who began her association with Cage in 1981, performs an eclectic and far ranging program of Cage’s...

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CHRIS HEENAN & JONAS KOCHER & BHOB RAINEY 9/16/12 8PM - 11PM

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September 16th (sunday)CHRIS HEENAN (contrabass clarinet) & JONAS KOCHER (accordian)BHOB RAINEY (solo...

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FREE EVENT - Diamond Terrifier + Femme Tops + Wait + Patrick Higgins 4/20/12 8PM - 11PM

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Difficult to summarize, yet unified in ethos and affect, this evening features three solo projects - Diamond Terrifier (Sam Hillmer of...

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SOUND PLACES WORKSHOP: CHOIR FOR HANDHELD RECORDER with Byron Westbrook 4/14/12 12PM - 4PM

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ABOUT THE EVENTThis workshop will experiment with using field recordings as an instrument with a group exercise exploring how the recording...

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