John Cage Variety Show Big Band @ The Stone
Date: September 5, 2012
Time: 8:00 pm
E 2nd St & Ave C, New York, New York 10009
Cage100 Festival, day 2: The Noisy Cage
8:00 & 10:00pm
The John Cage Variety Show Big Band
directed by Miguel Frasconi (glass, electronics). Daniel Goode (clarinet), Kathleen Supové (piano), Chris McIntyre (trombone), Cristian Amigo (guitar), Richard Carrick (guitar), David Watson (bagpipes), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), John King (viola), Erin Rogers (sax), Guy Barash (computer), Shannon Fields (voice), Raz Mesinai (beats), Paul Pinto (voice), Damon Holzborn (ipad), and special guest TILT Brass (Gareth Flowers, Tim Leopold, Chris DiMeglio – trumpet; Jen Baker, Will Lang, James Rogers – trombones; Chris McIntyre – conductor).
Celebrating the composer on the day of his birth, 100 years ago. Pieces will include Sonata for Clarinet (1932), In a Landscape (1948), Fontana Mix (1958), Aria (1958), Music for Amplified Toy Pianos (1960), Variations II (1961), Atlas Eclipticalis (1962), Solos from Song Books (1970), Child of Tree (1975), c Composed Improvisations (1990),and an ensemble performance of 4’33” (1952).