Performing our CIRCUS of music was definately the most unusual concert performance i can think of ever participating in. Unusual, but i have to say i greatly enjoyed it. I was dying of laughter inside when i stopped mid-sentence and people shuffled in their chairs and curiosity entered their brains. I didn't expect their reaction of complete silence as a respect to the performance, and was actually quite SHOCKED despite their likely associations to performance ettiquete because I found it hard enough to say nothing for 4:33 as a performer. My text was really hard to read off being that i had mixed the lines so much with more care for mass confusion for the listener by way of random assortment and repetition than for something more substance based or informative. However, I do believe my choice of arrangement greatly fit the piece as we had tangled it as a whole.
I Felt like everyone did an amazing job with their readings, and absolutely loved how the different parts chose stating what portion of readings were being used were totally out of order. It obviously was meant to not matter the way we set up this performance, but it still created a comic effect for anyone that caught the statements of different parts of the reading. I felt that the use of the gong part in the center couldn't have been placed better and it was so perfect to have Aaron's voice disappear in the noise and return upon the decline of volume. The ending came perfectly with the stopping of the music and final statement as if it had been rehearsed numerous times despite our method of self practice. Despite the unfamiliarity i have for this type of performance I would be open to this again and/or other things for sure!
Monday night we exited the circus of no animals, but maybe some animal noises ;)
Chris Lundeen
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