CAGE 100 FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 6-9 Four Santa Monica Venues

Day 2-3

ERIK SATIE’S VEXATIONS – 24 hours
Friday, September 7, 7:00 PM to Saturday, September 8, 7:00 PM (approximately)
Miles Playhouse in Reed Park

1130 Lincoln Blvd at Wilshire; free parking at AT&T no admission charge

Erik Satie
Vexations (1893) complete performance with 32 pianists

First published by Cage in 1949, this work was long considered a joke until Cage organized the first performance in 1963. Eric Satie, a composer Cage idolized, asked that three bars of music – less than a page – be repeated 840 times. Jacaranda’s rare complete performance will employ 32 pianists playing successively without pause. The audience is free to come and go as space permits and are encouraged to bring cushions for casual seating.