Janis Mercer (piano) with John Smalley and Laurie Amat (voices) and
Gino Robair (perc) perform works of John Cage for prepared piano, voices and snare drum. The program will include:
Waiting, 1952, piano solo
Bacchanale, 1940, prepared piano (Cage's first work for prepared piano)
Composed Improvisation for Snare Drum, 1987-1990
Experiences No. 2, 1948, voice unaccompanied
Sweet Love, part VII of Four Walls, 1944, piano and singing voice
Litany for the Whale, 1980, 2 voices
Cost: Free, donations accepted
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Gino Robair and John Butcher, 2008