John Cage's Scottish Circus

Join us for a film screening of the traditional Scottish music group, The Whistlebinkies, performing John Cage's Scottish Circus, followed by a conversation with Brian Brandt of Mode Records. He's not only the producer of the film, but Director of a recording label with a long association with Cage, as well a remarkable catalog of many other 20th century and living musical luminaries. We'll chat about how this film was made, working with Cage, and the current challenges to completing Mode Record's longterm project of recording all that Cage composed. Various Mode Records recordings will also be available for sale!

Scottish Circus isthe first collaboration between John Cage and the famous Scottish traditional music group, The Whistlebinkies. The origins of the work begin in Edinburgh in 1984. Cage was fascinated by their instrumentation of Lowland pipes, clarsach, fiddle, wooden flute, concertina, drum and voice. This led on to the commissioning of Scottish Circus for the ensemble in 1990, a way of performing traditional Scottish music as individuals of an ensemble together. We'll be showing a film made of a performance in 2007, the first to be recorded, showcasing Edinburgh’s historic Inverleith House as not only the recording venue, but with the acoustics of the house serving as a performer in its own right.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-cages-scottish-circus-tickets-2001248969540?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true.

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Preston Theater

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