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TimR-J
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« Reply #15 on: 12:13:44, 15-09-2007 »
Great to see people last night, even if only briefly - sorry for fleeing the George so early, it had been (and continues to be) a long week. (Like hh, I'm spending every spare hour at the moment bludgeoning things into shape. It's not as fun as it sounds...)

Thought the Curran was terrific though. 90 minutes was perhaps a little long, but for £80,000 you want your money's worth. And in general the energy and imagination never flagged, and it surprised me at least a dozen times over the hour and a half. I'm now utterly convinced that if London had a big public spectacle of experimental music once a month it would be a much happier place  Smiley

What did others think?
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« Reply #16 on: 12:46:20, 15-09-2007 »
Good to meet people, shame I missed the actual music.

I did spend a couple of minute wandering around groups of people saying "board?" until I recognised autoharp...

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« Reply #17 on: 12:48:54, 15-09-2007 »
Quote from: Notoriously Bombastic on 12:46:20, 15-09-2007
I did spend a couple of minute wandering around groups of people saying "board?"

NB, I hope you realise that could so easily have been taken the wrong way.  Shocked Glad to see you're still with us.  Cheesy
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« Reply #18 on: 12:49:15, 15-09-2007 »
Quote from: Notoriously Bombastic on 12:46:20, 15-09-2007
Good to meet people, shame I missed the actual music.
Great to see you too, NB!

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I did spend a couple of minute wandering around groups of people saying "board?" until I recognised autoharp...
Did any of them say 'No, we're having a very interesting time, actually' or 'Are you trying to sell us some self-help stuff'?  Grin
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« Reply #19 on: 21:55:36, 16-09-2007 »
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I did spend a couple of minute wandering around groups of people saying "board?" until I recognised autoharp...
Did any of them say 'No, we're having a very interesting time, actually' or 'Are you trying to sell us some self-help stuff'?  Grin
Or 'yes, very much so, would you like to relieve it by sticking toothpicks in our arms'?

Good to see you all too. Why am I always last to leave these things? Roll Eyes
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« Reply #20 on: 11:19:53, 17-09-2007 »
Quote from: TimR-J on 12:13:44, 15-09-2007

Thought the Curran was terrific though. 90 minutes was perhaps a little long, but for £80,000 you want your money's worth. And in general the energy and imagination never flagged, and it surprised me at least a dozen times over the hour and a half. I'm now utterly convinced that if London had a big public spectacle of experimental music once a month it would be a much happier place  Smiley


Seconded. A thought which occurred, however, was how the Curran may have compared with an outdoor work by Henry Brant. For example, Fire on the Amstel (1984) which apparently involves 100 flutes, 4 jazz drummers, 4 street organs, 4 church carillons + 4 concert bands. Anybody experienced Brant outdoors ?
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