Actions Imprévues: 540 minutes pour John cage / Unforseen Actions: 540 Minutes for John Cage
CKUThosted an intermittent John Cage inspired day of programming to celebrate Cage’s Centennial.
Wednesday, September 5th between 9am and 10pm.
CKUT as préparé une journée de programmation intermittante inspiré par John Cage pour célébrer son centenaire.
Mercredi, le 5 septembre entre 9h et 22h.
John Cage was born on September 5th, 1912, and his ideas on the musicality of sound, inclusion of indeterminate elements in composition and chance operations as structural elements in composition continue to inspire and influence the works of countless composers, musicians, performers and artists across disciplines.
Starting at 9am, Where’s the Beat? host Eliot Handleman with guest John Reya will focus their critical, no-holds-barred exploration of contemporary music on Cage. LISTEN
** Local composers, musicians, sound and radio artists presented performances,
readings, and compositions by or inspired by Cage.**
The day’s programming can be accessed by clicking ont he links below
The line up included:
- 11:00 - 12:00: Nancy Tobin: Reading Stories about Mushroom Gathering LISTEN
- 12:00 - 1:00: Chantal Dumas: 40° Nord - 73° Ouest LISTEN
- 1:00 - 1:15: Pierre Marc Beaudoin et Stephane Guignard: John Au Hazard LISTEN
- 1:15 - 2:00: Andrea Jane Cornell: InonoutinInoutonin LISTEN
- 3:00 - 4:00: Emilie Mouchous: Improvisation avec termes lexicaux de la Mycologie LISTEN
- 4:00 - 5:00: Mario Gauthier: Some Thing(s) from John Cage/ Quelque(s) Chose(s) de John Cage. LISTEN
- 8:00 - 9:00: Chantal Laplante(avec Cléo Palacio-Quintin and David Cronkite: Variations IV, Lecture About Something , In a Landscape, Two4 LISTEN
- 9:00:10:00: Eric Letourneau and Yvette Perez (of the John Cage Sex Group), Katerine Liberovskaya Yvel Champagne, Ethan Oliver Fowke : Silences et fragementsLISTEN