RE: Off-ICMC

[RhFriedl@xxxxxxx]

Christophe Charles wrote something like:

>sorry for crossposting
>
>At Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:53:50 +0200, Miau-Miau International wrote:
> > off-ICMC: so much to see! simultaneous performances in every corner!
> > help, lookout -- it's another serious-looking man with a laptop,
> > inflicting hearing damage!
> >
> > there's been some very good things so far.
> > these were some highlights (subjective of course) -
> >
> > monday:
> > farmersmanual (w/ amazing nato.0+55 video)
> > bernhard gunther
>
>Because of this simultaneity,
>you couldn't attend all performances, and highlights
>were probably happening in the other room also.
thats true, but in a city like Berlin we are quite used to the problem, that 
more than one interesting concert happens the same evening.

>The musicians were not asked were they wanted to play,
I dont wish Christoph Charles to organize a festival with more than 50 
musicians, most of them only arriving for the soundcheck - and than they 
should discuss first, who has to play in which room (:-)

>you could feel there the attitude of the organizer
>Reinhold Friedl, which was a political attitude, definitely not
>a musical one : some of the performances would have
>sounded much better in the big hall than in the small club
>(and inversely?).
Even Mr Charles is obviously unsure, if his suggestions could work or the 
"inverse" solution would be better. I dont understand where he can find a 
political attitude - I did not one musician ask about his membership in 
political organisations.

>Bernhard Guenther's concert was certainly a highlight, he played first
>on Monday upstairs, I had to play second downstairs,
>I was listening to his very quiet and beautiful piece : "then, silence",
>when Reinhold Friedl came to me and said "go down and play now",
Thats true (I said: even: "please go down and play now") - the audience in 
the other room has already been waiting for Charles performance more than 15 
minutes, while I was searching the musician. Thats why I could not take care, 
that the doors stayed closed while Bernhard Günter (written without "h") 
played.

As Mr.Charles did not start to perform, the audience in the downstair room 
got nervous and went upstairs into the concert of Bernhard Guenter and 
disturbed his silent music.

>I said that I would go when Guenther is over because I didn't want to
>disturb it more than it was already (people walking and talking,
>as well as the other performances happening downstairs were resonating
>in the hall, all this was clearly disturbing Guenther's piece).
This political attitude was the main reason that Guenters performace has been 
disturbed. If somebody is really convienced only to play in the moment he 
likes, than he shouldnt sign a contract and take care, not to be sceduled in 
festivals.

>Then Friedl said "if you don't play now your concert is cancelled".
>When I got down to begin my performance fifteen minutes later
>he came and told me again "it is not necessary to play anymore".
>Very nice to hear that before playing !
>Isn't that a highlight too ?
The true highlight of Mr charles was, that before writing this message to all 
the e-mailgroups he knows, he came to me after the concert and excused 
himself several times in order to get his fee. That's probably what Mr. 
charles calls a political attitude.

Reinhold Friedl
Curator Off-ICMC Berlin