composer john cage

John Cage here, John Cage there -- Cage everywhere

Planning Ahead, Austin  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:46am

Groundbreaking composer John Cage would have turned 100 this year. And hopefully he would have been thrilled that his innovative compositions are getting star treatment by younger artists, particularly in Austin.

This spring, Austin has a flurry of



 

Big weekend of new music (Happy Birthday John Cage!)

Planning Ahead, Austin  Thu, 09/03/2009 - 9:48am

It’s a big weekend for new music in Austin, with two stellar concerts offered.

`Happy Birthday Mr.

Cage’
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br> 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave.
$10
www.austinchambermusic.org

That his birthday is celebrated every year in Austin with a concert followed by a grocery store sheet cake would no doubt tickle the late composer John Cage, the radical innovator whose experiments challenge the entire notion of what music could be.