Eine Brise

WANTED: 111 cyclists to perform ‘Eine Brise’ (‘A Breeze’) by
avant-garde Argentinian composer Mauricio Kagel.

The performance took place on Glasgow Green on Saturday 29th May 2010.

Kagel described ‘A Breeze’ as a ‘Transient Action For 111 Cyclists’.
In its enaction the cyclists are organised into a cohort approximately
5 metres wide by 150 metres long: as they approach, cycle past, and
draw away from the spectators along their route they perform a defined
sequence of specified Sound Events (ringing of bells, whistling,
singing, flutter-tongue sounds, wind noises). The action itself is
over within minutes. In its combining of contraries – art/sport,
sound/music, freedom/discipline – ‘A Breeze’ embodies Kagel’s
continual questioning of convention.

If you'd like to take part in this very special event, just email us
at ArcticCycle2010@ollyandalex.com

If you're a member of facebook, you can find a link to this event at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114052555289376&index=1

All you need is a bicycle with a bell or a horn - if you don't already
have a bell, don't worry, we will be able to supply you one on the
day.

No previous musical experience is necessary! There will be a rehearsal
at 1:30pm when we can teach you what to do. You don't have to sing in
tune, and there won't be any auditions!

This event is taking place by kind permission of Edition Peters and
Glasgow City Council.

Please visit http://www.ollyandalex.com/ to see why...