Oliveros: Full Pink Moon

OPERA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020
9:00 PM (till 3:00 AM WEDNESDAY)
8:00 PM PRE-OPERA DISCUSSION

Opera Povera

Free (donations requested)
https://www.seangriffin.org/full-pink-moon

An epic-length piece in the form of an opera by the late deep-listening guru Pauline Oliveros, performed by artists throughout the world and presented as a fundraiser for musicians' relief.   Oliveros's work requires great concentration — and rewards it in spades:  the sheer transporting beauty of slow-moving sound becomes overwhelming if you give in to it; you are taken to another, calmer place.  I listened to some Oliveros last night, and I have to tell you that it was probably the most therapeutic thing I've done since The Quarantine set in (and trust me, I'm as opposed to the idea of music-as-therapy as anyone could be).

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  Mushrooms would be best.  But barring that, Brandy.  But really, you want to concentrate.