John Cage said, among other things, that a composer music take responsibility for getting their work performed. For a few more days, you can see Cage scores on display in the lobby of the MN Center for the Book Arts. These scores are beautiful, and it is interesting to see what they look like. I liked seeing Cage's handwritten direction in ink, and the scores seemed so visually pleasing in and of themselves.
Speaking of composers getting their work performed, I can tell you about playing Carleton Macy's quartet at Macalester this weekend, for his final "swan song" at the college, before retiring. It was a challenging piece full interrelationships throughout the material. In it is found quotes of both Rennaissance melody and "Someday My Prince Will Come." The titles were from the Book of Lamentations, hence the title "Lamentations" and overall the mood was often anxious. Perhaps I can see about getting permission to add a few audio clips to this post. I wish Carleton well, as he moves back to "paradise" as he calls his hometown of Carmel, CA.
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