Since then, the group has brought this performance to over two dozen concert halls worldwide, including a performance at Stansted Airport in London, attended by Brian Eno. In a press conference following the landmark concert, Eno exclaimed that his original recording had merely been a demo for such a proper performance. Saturday, March 3 at 7pm Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Room Bang on a Can Festival co-artistic director David Lang discusses his experiences as a composer and how today's society has shaped his artistic process. The discussion also considers the place of new music in the broader context of the arts scene and how this relates to music's traditions and history. The focus shifts from performance art to visual art as our exploration of issues surrounding the presentation of art continues.
Nothing can so pierce the soul as the uttermost sigh of the body.