Saturday,
October 30
noon
-
Sunday,
October 31
11am
*please note that Daylight Savings Time ends on the 31st
Leif Inge
9 Beet Stretch
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony time-stretched to 24 hours with no alteration in pitch
First
Movement
5hrs 45mins
Saturday
12 noon
Second
Movement
3hrs 50mins
Saturday 5:45 pm
Third
Movement
5hrs 30mins
Saturday 9:35 pm
Fourth
Movement
2hrs 25mins
Sunday 2:05 am
Fifth
Movement
6hrs 40mins
Sunday 4:30 am
This project consists of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours, leading it closer to eternity than ever. Stretched at NOTAM, Oslo.
Leif Inge is an idea-based artist living in Oslo, Norway. He was educated at the art academies in Helsinki and Trondheim and is currently touring his 9 Beet Stretch .This concert is the fifth in a series that has included events at 964 Natoma run by Aaron Ximm in San Francisco, Kupfer Iron Works in Madison, Wisconsin, Ultima Contemporary Music Festival in Oslo, Norway, and Zeke's Gallery in Montreal, Canada. A DVD release of the work will be available in November 2004 on Table of the Elements.
For further Information on Leif Inge and 9 Beet Stretch:
Leif Inge's website:
http://www.notam02.no/9/
*Contains audio streams and mp3s of 9 Beet Stretch
Kyle Gann's review in the Village Voice (February 18, 2004): http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0407/gann.php
Ben Sisario's review in The New York Times (April 11, 2004): http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/arts/music/11HIGH.html?ex=1397016000&en=96091144625fbc57&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
Sincere thanks to Kjetil Matheussen, Anders Vinjar and
the SND software for making this possible. An Ex.Field production.
