Performance of Everyday Life [Week 13]

December 2nd, 2024: WEEK 13

The Post Office

Reading(that inspired the work): John Cage, Silence

Performance Prompt: Compose a song out of domestic and/or street noise (recorded)

Media: Recorded Audio

Dear Listener,

I spent an hour in the post office waiting in line.  I recorded the entire hour of waiting in line up until I got to the front.  This 8-min song was all the talking I could hear.  Strange how being in a place full of people can be so silent...

I was inspired by vocal performances that preference rhythm and beat over melody.  That's why I chose to highlight the voices and NOT the silences.

There's a child and his mother highlighted in this audio recording.  Youth is freeing...

One Hour in the Post Office (8mins 9secs)

-Ian/Apollo