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FearNoMusic’s 20th Anniversary season continues with “100 Years of John Cage” : a collaboration with YU

Friday, February 17, 2012
8:00PM

YU
800 SE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214

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John Cage

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of American composer John Cage (1912-1992), FearNoMusic and YU will present a program that includes compositions Cage created over the span of almost a half-century, from his early non-musical sound works to his later experiments in indeterminacy and improvisation.

Multiple live performances of Cage’s works will happen simultaneously throughout the 40,000 square feet of YU, including “Postcard from Heaven,” improvisatory ragas for 1-20 harps, “Lecture on Nothing” from Cage’s writings on Silence, read by Oregon Symphony Music Director, Carlos Kalmar, and “Fourteen,” a mysterious, late work that requires the piano’s strings be bowed with fishing line. The program will also include “Credo In Us” for 2 percussionists, prepared piano, radio and sound samples, as well as “Litany for the Whale,” a call-and-response work reminiscent of Gregorian Chant, performed by Portland Opera Chorus Master and conductor, Robert Ainsley, and renowned Baritone, Kevin Walsh. And of course, no concert of Cage’s music would be complete without a performance of the (notorious) completely silent work, “4’33“…

Dear Friends and Fans of FearNoMusic,

FearNoMusic and it’s educational outreach program, the Young Composers Project were honored to have been selected to participate as one of 100 featured nonprofits in the 2011 Willamette Week Give!Guide! In total, we raised over $4,000.00, bringing our 2011 year-end fundraising to $6,000.00 – the most we have ever raised in a single month! What a great gift from our community on our 20th Anniversary – THANK YOU!

These funds will go far in helping us grow and expand our Young Composers Project, as well as continue to bring Portland innovative concerts and projects that feature musicians and artists from around the world while maintaining a special interest in those from Oregon and the Northwest.

We are immensely grateful to our business partner in the Give!Guide, the great Classic Pianos for their generosity and support, to our 20th Anniversary sponsors, the amazing Willamette Week, and to adventurous new music lovers throughout the Northwest for all the support you have given us for the last 20 years!

Don’t miss our special Give!Guide video featuring the Young Composers Project, and be sure to check out these audio excerpts from the brilliant young minds of the YCP at our 2010-11 Young Composers Concert.

Yours,
Paloma Griffin
Artistic Director
FearNoMusic

2010-11 Young Composers Project

FearNoMusic

“FearNoMusic … play with a felicitous combination of easy rapport and tight ensemble.” —The Oregonian

Since 1992 FearNoMusic has earned a reputation for pushing the boundaries of chamber music and challenging audiences with extraordinary programs and collaborations. Based in Portland, Oregon, FNM’s work has united them with a wide range of artists of various mediums  (i.e. a taiko ensemble, the zheng, the shakuhachi, the theremin, electronics, multi-media videos and dancers from every discipline). The group has worked to foster new audiences by collaborating  internationally while maintaining a special interest in featuring local composers, musicians and artists of all disciplines.