Erik Satie's "Vexations" asks pianists to repeat the same 80-second phrase 840 times in a row. This day-long endurance test features rotating Juilliard musicians turning tedium into meditation, with improvisational twists.
Day-long performance
Experimental classical
Multiple pianists
Interdisciplinary art
Vexations
Lincoln Square
Erik Satie's "Vexations" asks pianists to repeat the same 80-second phrase 840 times in a row. This day-long endurance test features rotating Juilliard musicians turning tedium into meditation, with improvisational twists.
Day-long performance
Experimental classical
Multiple pianists
Interdisciplinary art
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