Beer Ceremony
Composition for 12-20 beer bottle performers, 2006
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Beer Ceremony is a performance piece for 12-20 performers, blowing
on beer bottles. It is based on a section of Flüssige
Musik,
an earlier performance piece. The performance starts with full beer bottles.
Each performer drinks one sip, then blows on the rim of the bottle, creating
a whistling tone. This procedures is continued until the bottles are empty.
A conductor may be introduced to synchronize the performers, throughout
the entire piece, or in designated sections. Duration: ca. 10-20 minutes (depending on size of bottles and thirst of performers) ... ...... Presentations: Festival Sinapsis, Mendoza (AR), October 2006 (Premiere) Festival City Fables, Taipei, November 2007 |
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