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From:
Muffin
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Date:
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 15:39:34 +0000
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Re: [idm] Can't wait until 2642...
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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