“In order to play the theme 840 times in succession, it would be advisable to prepare oneself beforehand, and in the deepest silence, by serious immobilities.” In the 1890s, Erik Satie wrote a very short piece called Vexations, with a … Continue reading
The 2013 UnCaged Toy Piano Festival, organized by the brilliant toy pianist and composer Phyllis Chen, is coming to New York on December 12, 13 & 14. Visit uncagedtoypiano.org for all the details! I’ll be participating in two of the … Continue reading
This Thursday, August 9th, is John Cage Day at the Museum of Modern Art. Lots of great stuff going on – all the info is here: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/15360 My toy piano robot will be playing Satie’s Vexations throughout the day, trying … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the first day of the Uncaged Toy Piano Festival, organized and curated by Phyllis Chen. I don’t know how I can share a stage with heroes of toy piano like Phyllis and Margaret Leng Tan, but I’ll be … Continue reading
My little toy piano robot survived about 20 straight hours of playing “Vexations” (see previous coverage). Though I did find a few retaining nuts in the bottom of the case that had been shaken loose by all the vexing. You … Continue reading