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on 24/2/03 3:40 pm the person going by the name Tim Shaikewitz at tshake@photodex.com spake :

quoted 8 lines ...when a live recording of this is available. And then 3281 when I've finally

> ...when a live recording of this is available. And then 3281 when I've finally > got to hear it in it's entirety. > > The late composer John Cage's "As Slow As Possible," now being played once, > lasting 639 years, at a church in Halberstadt, Germany, has so far taken 17 > months just to get the organ's bellows inflated and now will take 18 months > more just to play the composition's first three notes, according to a February > BBC report

There was a great interview with the guys organising it one morning on BBC Radio 4 a few weeks back. You _might_ be able to find it on the BBC site, but I can't remember the date/time/show as mornings aren't my strong point. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

>>> There was a great interview with the guys organising it one morning on BBC Radio 4 a few weeks back. You _might_ be able to find it on the BBC site, but I can't remember the date/time/show as mornings aren't my strong point. <<< http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/highlights/010911_cage.shtml This e-mail is intended for the addressee(s) named above only. As this e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information, if you are not the named addressee(s) or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee(s), please telephone us immediately. The contents of this e-mail should not be disclosed to any other person nor copies taken. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

The BBC site says that's it the worlds longest performance of a piece of music, which isn't actully true. Check out http://www.longplayer.org which lasts for 1000 years. It was part of last year's Belfast Festival, where rather funkily it was being played inside a couple of hundred year clock tower.

quoted 9 lines There was a great interview with the guys organising it one morning on

> >>> There was a great interview with the guys organising it one morning on >BBC Radio 4 a few weeks back. You _might_ be able to find it on the BBC >site, but I can't remember the date/time/show as mornings aren't my strong >point. <<< > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/highlights/010911_cage.shtml > >

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