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The John Cage Trust furthers the legacy of late American composer John Cage by gathering together, organizing, preserving, and disseminating his work.
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Use any means to keep from being a genius, all means to become one.
Gray Schiller, Executive Director of Stretch Metal and Atmospheric Music Alliance (AMA) visited us at the John Cage Trust today. Go, Gray!
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The superlative poet Ann Lauterbach visited us at the John Cage Trust, and so rapt in conversation were we that a photo wasn't taken, so instead we're posting images of Ann's fabulous poem to John Cage, published in 1975, reproduced here as part of the essential Siglio Press' "ephemera series."
25.09.2025 15:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The John Cage Trust joined forces with the Cunningham Dance Foundation to present a stunning program of Cage & Cunningham as part of the Round Barn Dance Series @ Churchtown Dairy curated by Richard Colton. Here, a short excerpt of the final "Minevent."
21.09.2025 12:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The John Cage Trust joined forces with the Cunningham Dance Foundation to present a stunning program of Cage & Cunningham as part of the Round Barn Dance Series @ Churchtown Dairy curated by Richard Colton. Here, a short excerpt of the final "Minevent."
21.09.2025 12:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Our fabulous new Bard College interns—Aliyah Himan and Owen Setlik—gettin' things done.
Seen here covering our windows with UV film to keep the harmful rays of the sun off John Cage's personal library.
Welcome, Aliyah and Owen!
Happy birthday, John Cage!
You are still with us.
Thank you.
Robin Preiss, a musicologist and archivist, who—as a student at Bard—beautifully catalogued our Cage text manuscript collection, is seen here noticing a Post-it note she affixed back in 2012.
Thank you, Robin!
Fabulous flute player Emi Ferguson in a state of giddy delight in front of John Cage's personal library here at the John Cage Trust.
Thank you, Emi!
"We carry our homes within us, which enables us to fly."
—John Cage
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Wonderful representatives from Sony Tokyo spent the day with us at the John Cage Trust yesterday toward organizing what promises to be an exciting major exhibition in Japan being planned for 2027. Such great brainstorming and generating of ways to create an experientially-focused exhibition!
29.08.2025 14:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/j...
New Yorkers, mark your calendars!
Joey Ramone sings Cage!
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Musicians from around the globe taking part in the Art Omi: Music international musicians residency program in upstate NY visited the John Cage Trust and were quite enthralled enjoying some highlights from our archives.
15.08.2025 11:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"We never know when but being cheerful helps."
—John Cage
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Pianist Sarah Rothenberg, of Da Camera Houston, visited us at the John Cage Trust. Here's Sarah taking our beautiful Bechstein piano out for a spin (here playing the opening of a new work by Tyshawn Sorey). Thank you, Sarah!
29.07.2025 14:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pianist Nurit Tilles (from whom Cage composed Two2) visited us at the John Cage Trust. So wonderful to have you here, Nurit!
17.07.2025 18:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jeff Arnal, Executive Director of the Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center in Asheville, NC, visited us at the John Cage Trust, exploring our art and manuscripts collection. Some fun discoveries were made!
11.07.2025 14:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Composer Casey Hale made a visit to the John Cage Trust today, with much excellent discussion about Cage, improvisation, anarchy, throughout the visit. Thanks, Casey!
10.07.2025 00:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
image of Alessandra Urso admiring artwork by John Cage.
Bard MFA composer Alessandra Urso admiring a monotype print on smoked paper by John Cage called "EninKa" (1986) at the John Cage Trust. Thanks for visiting , Alessandra!
09.07.2025 22:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bonnie Marranca, beloved editor of Performing Arts Journal, visited us today at the John Cage Trust!
03.07.2025 19:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
"What better technique than to leave no traces."
—John Cage
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Fulbright scholar Ivana Prica Miladinovic, researching the impact of John Cage's work on Eastern European music and art, visited us at JCT. Here's Ivana about to read through a 1984 letter from musicologist Niksa Gligo from Zagreb about Cage's participation in the Music Bienalle Zagreb Festival.
20.06.2025 14:12 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Have a performance of some John Cage or an exhibition or other event featuring Cage planned?
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John Cage's 4'33" and "Stranger Things"... and what it matters!
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TricksterWildcat, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
"Our poetry now is the realization that we possess nothing."
— John Cage
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Missed Siôn Parkinson presenting STINK HORN: A MYCOLOGICAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE LECTURE?
Watch the video by clicking the YouTube Cannel tab in our Bio LinkTree!
The event was presented on Friday, May 9th at the Flow Chart Space in Hudson, NY.
Performance on Paper, now at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, features prints and drawings created at the intersection of music and dance.
Shown here, John Cage's "Fontana Mix," along with some pics of the full exhibition (up through August 10). Don't miss it if you're in LA!
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TODAY! Friday, May 9th, 7pm, Flow Chart Space , 7pm in Hudson, NY (348 Warren Street)
STINK HORN: A MYCOLOGICAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE-LECTURE BY SIÔN PARKINSON
Part talk, part live musical experiment with a reception to follow at theJohn Cage Trust. Free, no need to register!
