07.11
Monasterio Nuestra Señora De Los Angeles / Monjas Dominicas,
Mare de Deu del Roser, 2.
Sant Cugat (08174),
Barcelona.
Rising at 06.15.
The first two mosquito bites of the day: while cleaning m teeth. That mosquito is now dead, rendered vulnerable by the weight of blood – my blood.
08.02 Departure of the faithful I…
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08.39 The Practice Of Doing Nothing at 07.30.
Breakfast at 08.00. Silence ooshed in at 08.15 but was not adopted. Hernan asked those who were in yesterday evening’s House of Guitars to tell The LCG (who had been rehearsing in the Chapel) what had happened. Various comments presented.
Hernan reports that last night’s LCG rehearsal was the first conducted in Spanish.
Another mosquito bite on left forehead. It just snucked up & snaffled.
13.50 Personal meetings began at 09.15.
T’ai Chi at 09.45.
Beginners’ Meeting in the Ballroom at 10.30:
beginning with extemporisation;
basic form circulations: left & right, left with return +1;
assigning notes in C major to chairs with basic form circulating;
strapping on magic chords & playing in 5 with circulating magic chords: there were some problems playing in time.
Introduction of the Second Primary (addressing the right hand).
Personal meetings continue at noon.
Lunch at 13.00. Silence visited at 13.15 & was accepted. Discussion of afternoon scheduling.
Personal meetings continuing at 15.00.
17.23 Afternoon views I…
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The Higher Level I…
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Tea at 16.00. Silence visited & was accepted.
Beginners Meeting at 16.30:
a distinction made between extemporisation & improvisation;
an introduction to developing variations as a foundation for extemporisation, with examples in C major pentatonic, C major blues pentatonic & C minor blues pentatonic.
Another mosquito bite has appeared. How?
19.02 Tai Chi at 18.30. Another mosquito bite!
22.19 Dinner at 19.00. A question asked of Mr. Russia: what is the question that is noisy but has not yet been asked? Various comments + Silence visiting.
An after-dinner meeting with Director Nunez reporting on his morning-visiting to 3 possible additional venues for The Orchestra Of CG performances next February.
House of Guitars at 21.15:
Inner & Outer Circles: 9 guitars in the inner, 18 in the outer.
When ready, please begin: c. 10 mins.
When ready, please begin again: c. 9 mins.
When ready please begin again, again. This was longer & at one point a possible title - The Blight of Spring – came to mind.
Inner Circle, when ready, please begin.
Outer Circle, when ready please begin. Then Inner Circle, when ready, please join them.
All in all, a Free Fantasia For Guitar Orchesta in Five Movements.
The first law of the performance event: when people get together, something happens that would not otherwise happen. This is seemingly banal, even trite. Yet, it would not be possible to plan & arrange this evening’s meeting with participants from several continents & many countries.
The second law of the performance event: when people get together, things go better than they deserve to, or we might reasonably anticipate. Most of those in the two Circles lack competence; and yet remarkable sonic erruptings.
"Act from principle.
Move from intention."
