John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

Let us know when you convince a few hundred people it's interesting enough to visit!

Are you kidding me? I have 8 billion listeners. And a new one born every second.

The few hundred people who visited during the 17-month rest are just as silly as someone who'd be convinced to see a random forum poster's millennium rest, that's the kicker.

Maybe if they were visiting just for the music, but perhaps the organ itself is of some interest?

How many of them do you think know your name?

Sure, if you want to make it about the engineering accomplishment rather than the music itself. Somewhat to your point, I guess I have more respect for Rainer Neugebauer and the team actually attempting to put this performance on than for John Cage simply writing it down vaguely.

So art is all about the identity of the author?

I'd say it's about connecting with the consumer. The connection doesn't need to extend to the author, but it should probably extend to the art itself.

I'll rephrase my question: How many of those 8 billion people care about and/or are aware of Rene's art?

Totally agree. I think Cage's work is vaguely interesting in an abstract sorta way, but the actually interesting part of this piece is the organ itself. I think they're both art, but I personally value the latter more.

"A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose bark their name is not written" - ancient Chinese proverb.