Streaming file 1, side a: [Event introduction by unidentified speaker and Joan La Barbara announces the program] (0:00-2:41) -- [Mirakus2 / John Cage (Joan La Barbara)] (2:44-11:34) -- [A flower / Cage (La Barbara, William Winant)] (11:48-15:28) -- [Unidentified Cage composition] (15:44-26:23) -- [Wonderful widow of eighteen springs / Cage (La Barbara, Winant)] (26:50-29:42) -- [Nowth upon nacht / Cage (La Barbara, Winant)] (29:45-30:41) -- Recording silence (30:42-33:21)
Streaming file 2, side b: [Forever and sunsmell / John Cage (Joan La Barbara, William Winant, Leonard Stein)] (0:00-6:00) -- [Sonnakus with Erik Satie songs / Cage and Satie (La Barbara, Leonard Stein)] (6:19-21:05) -- [Eight whiskus / Cage (La Barbara)] (21:32-26:15) -- Audience applause (26:16-27:09) -- Unidentified WNYC radio announcer gives production credits (27:10-28:00)
Call number
*LTC-A 1664
Note
Contains a radio broadcast of a live performance on July 23, 1992 by Joan La Barbara at Central Park Summerstage on WNYC FM. The WNYC introduction to the radio broadcast is not included on the recording.
Title, date, performers, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by unidentified WNYC FM radio announcer.
Handwritten note on original container and cassette: "John Cage: Summerstage". Handwritten note on original container: "6 September 1992 ; WNYC ; Joan La Barbara ; Summerstage concert".
Sound quality is mostly good; there are occasional recording gaps in the first ca. 3 mins. of side a, and recording volumes are uneven.
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Source (note)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
Singing through John Cage : Joan La Barbara performs at Central Park Summerstage, 1992-07-23.
Production
July 23, 1992.
Distributor
September 6, 1992
Playing time
003321 002800
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
[Joan La Barbara, vocalist; Leonard Stein, piano and percussion; William Winant, closed piano and percussion].
Event
Recorded in performance at Central Park Summerstage, New York, New York, [1992 July 23].
Broadcast by WNYC radio in, New York, New York, 1992 September 6.
Restricted access
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