One of the latest recordings I have of John Cage. I personally have loved listening to these discussions and interviews--and in this case as well, I feel Cage's responses are at least as interesting as the performance of One7.
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John Cage at the San Francisco Art Institute
Item Type: Sound Recording
Duration: 77 min
Event Type: Lecture / Panel Discussion
Program Origin: C Amirkhanian
John Cage reading his composition "One 7" and answering questions from a capacity audience at the theater of the San Francisco Art Institute. “One 7” is approximately 30 minutes long and consists of brief vocalizations interspersed with long periods of silence. The questions from the audience range from inquiries about the process by which Cage composes, his lack of interest in pleasing an audience, his love of mushrooms, Buddhism, chance operations, and whether Cage can stand on his head.
Musical Selections: One 7 / John Cage
Genre: Poetry
Subject: Cage, John; Poetry; Silence in literature; Cut-ups (Literary form); Chance operations; Aleatory music; Zen Buddhism
People: Cage, John
Recording Date: 1/9/1991
Rip Specs radiom/Other Minds Archive masters (presumably)-->FLAC
files derive from the FLAC files once hosted by the OM Archive