Feldman, Morton (1926 - 87)

[LeMartinPecheur]

By the way, what is a kludge??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kludge

[Bryn]

We are bandying names about as if we both knew much about them, but I fear that though you do, I know nothing about them except that they exist, so I will now spend a bit of time trying to play the CDs.

My shelf of CDs that are labelled "What to play when you want to get rid of guests who have outstayed their welcome" is ever more impressive, but alas, most of those guests were scared off by Stockhausen long ago. Have you noticed that there are VERY few people around who can tolerate this kind of music, and even fewer who like it?

By the way, what is a kludge??

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kludge

In this case a series of modified copies and pastes from a pair of notes.

[umslopogaas]

Thanks folks, there's always something new to learn!

[Dave2002]

Feldman, Morton (1926 - 87)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/flux_quartet_tate_3dec16

[Nick Armstrong]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/s...et_tate_3dec16

Snap - I just got the email too, Dave!

For ref without a click through: the email heading is An all-night performance of Feldman's masterpiece String Quartet no.2 at the Tate Modern

Annoyingly I'm out of London that weekend, otherwise I'd have been tempted....


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PS sorry Dave2002, I fumble-clicked on the wrong button and 'edited' your post initially, rather than 'replying with quote'

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Many thanks for this, Dave - I'm not going to be able to attend, but presumably the R3 logo on the link means that it's going to be broadcast at some stage? (Now that's what I call "Through the Night"!)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

PS sorry Dave2002, I fumble-clicked on the wrong button and 'edited' your post initially, rather than 'replying with quote'

I'm glad you posted this, Cali - for a moment I was wondering if there was something wrong with the tonic water I'd put in my gins!

[Bryn]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/s...et_tate_3dec16

Many, many thanks for posting that link. Just a matter of waiting and hoping now.

[Nick Armstrong]

Many, many thanks for posting that link. Just a matter of waiting and hoping now.

There are some practical difficulties with an 11.30pm kick off, I can see, but if the worst come to the worst, remember my experience of turning up 15 minutes earlier and loitering around - I got into a BBCSO free concert without a ticket, the show having been in theory 'fully allocated'.... there were probably about 40 empty seats besides...

[Bryn]

There are some practical difficulties with an 11.30pm kick off, I can see, but if the worst come to the worst, remember my experience of turning up 15 minutes earlier and loitering around - I got into a BBCSO free concert without a ticket, the show having been in theory 'folly allocated'.... there were probably about 40 empty seats besides...

Yes, I have never had a problem getting tickets or getting into a Radio 3 'free ticket' event yet, and there have always been a few spare seats. Ironically, the friend I have ordered my second ticket for is due to participate in a Fluxus inspired performance at Cafe OTO a few days later (Tom Chiu chose the name for the quartet he founded to reflect the inspiration he gained from the Fluxus Movement).

Strongly influenced by the irreverent spirit and "anything-goes" philosophy of the fluxus art movement, violinist Tom Chiu founded FLUX in the late 90's. The quartet has since cultivated an uncompromising repertoire that follows neither fashions nor trends, but rather combines yesterday's seminal iconoclasts with tomorrow's new voices. Alongside late 20th-century masters like Cage, Feldman, Ligeti, Nancarrow, Scelsi, and Xenakis, FLUX has premiered more than 100 works by many of today's foremost innovators, including Michael Byron, Julio Estrada, David First, Oliver Lake, Alvin Lucier, Marc Neikrug, Matthew Welch; the group has also performed with many influential artists, including Thomas Buckner, Ornette Coleman, Joan La Barbara, Wadada Leo Smith, Henry Threadgill, and many more. As part of its mission to support future musical pioneers, FLUX actively commissions, and has been awarded grants from the American Composers Forum, USArtists International, Aaron Copland Fund, and the Meet-The-Composer Foundation. FLUX also discovers emerging composers from its many residencies and workshops at colleges, including Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Williams, Princeton, Rice, and the College of William and Mary.

[Beef Oven!]

I’ve had quite a few emails from BBC events lately and I’ve stopped paying attention - I suppose this was among them - more fool me!

Anyway, I’ve applied and thanks you very much indeed Dave2002 for the heads-up on this.

Will be interesting to see what the turn-out for this will be.

[Beef Oven!]

just got an email from the BBC saying that on this occasion my application has been unsuccessful

[Nick Armstrong]

just got an email from the BBC saying that on this occasion my application has been unsuccessful

Me too - I ended up applying just in case. There always the waiting list...

[Beef Oven!]

Me too - I ended up applying just in case. There always the waiting list...

Damn, I was gonna try and cadge your ticket if you didn’t go!

[Dave2002]

just got an email from the BBC saying that on this occasion my application has been unsuccessful

I'm really rather surprised at that. I thought Tate Modern would provide a rather huge venue, and the concert wouldb't be that popular.