Author, Nicholas Day and illustrator, Chris Raschka will read from their new children’s book, Nothing, about John Cage’s infamous piece, 4’33”.
The premiere of the three movement 4’33” was given by David Tudor on August 29, 1952 in Maverick Concert Hall as part of a recital of contemporary music.
Nothing
What does nothing sound like? An offbeat history of John Cage’s 4’33”, a musical composition of blank bars, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka. One night in 1952, master pianist David Tudor took the stage in a barnlike concert hall called the Maverick. A packed audience waited with bated breath …