Re: [lowercase-sound] RE: Off-ICMC

[Dale Lloyd <dkl37@xxxxxxxx>]

I made a comment of C. Charles' report of his experience at the Off-ICMC
event as a "knee-jerk" reaction. My apologies to Reinhold Freidl. I wish
that I could have been there.

On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 05:50:41 EDT rhfriedl@xxxxxxx writes:

> 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
> 
> 
> 

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