Satie’s Vexations (1893), 60 years after John Cage

Grand Opening of The Village Trip 2023

Sixty years ago, John Cage premiered Erik Satie’s Vexations at the Pocket Theatre in the East Village with the Pocket Theatre Relay Team. Satie called for 840 repetitions of his composition, a piece in four iterations, which depending on tempo can take up to 24 hours. In Cage’s production, a very young David Del Tredici was one of the performers He returns 60 years later, along with Vexations veteran Richard Cameron-Wolfe, our festival pianists, and a group of formidable faculty performers and young artists from NYU. Del Tredici will play the final repetition at 9 pm marking the grand opening of The Village Trip 2023, and a celebration of the brilliant new Paulson Center. Coordinated by Joan Forsyth and Marilyn Nonken.

The Village Trip’s Relay Team includes new music stars Adam Tendler, Marc Peloquin, NYU Music chair Marilyn Nonken, composer Chester Biscardi, Joan Forsyth, and more!

Friday, September 8, 2023
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free: https://www.thevillagetrip.com/event/saties-vexations/

Further information about The Village Trip New Music: 2023 New Music

The Pocket Theatre
NYU Paulson Center
181 Mercer Street
New York City