By way of introduction I am Philip Blackburn, an environmental sound artist based in Minnesota, currently working on a sound park in Belize.
http://www.philipblackburn.com
I also run the innova Recordings label of the American Composers Forum and have just released a recording by Zeitgeist new music ensemble, including Pieces for Orchestra by Yoko Ono (from Grapefruit, 1962)
http://www.innova.mu/artist1.asp?skuID=36
I do have a question for the collective wisdom of the group:
The Nutscape web site has the following piece:
Events by Yoko Ono
Four Pieces for Orchestra
To La Monte Young
(Provisional Instruction. It may be revised by conductor.)
a. Upon first signal from the conductor, each performer begins to rub a dowel, screwdriver or file across the f hole of any string instrument which will be provided for that purpose, or with an eraser on the surface of a wind instrument. Second signal will indicate termination.
b. Upon third signal, each performer peels off a tape taped upon their instrument.
c. Upon fourth signal, each performer tears off a page from the score.
New instructions to these pieces will most likely be provided by La Monte Young during rehearsal.
Date unknown
LaMonte says he knows nothing of this piece. The closest seems to be the Grapefruit Pieces for Orchestra [Peel, Peek, Take Off, Tear, Touch, Rub]
Does anyone know how the latter could have been tranformed into the former and enshrined on the web???
I recently worked on the musicmavericks.org website and did an interview and video with Alison Knowles. You can see/hear it here:
http://www.musicmavericks.org/features/
thanks
Philip
