1968
January 8. Three Hours of Sound Construction. Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC. Presented by Young Concert Artists. Solo recital. Work(s): Unknown (improvised electroacoustic noise on fourteen speakers with projected film). + February 6. KPFA-FM. San Francisco, CA. Work(s): Public Supply. [See KPFA Folio 19, no. 2 (February 1968): 7] February 15-16. Columbia Records Studio. NYC. Solo. Work(s): John Cage, FMF; Stockhausen, Zyklus. N.B. This version of FMF excluded on Max Neuhaus, Electronics & Percussion (Columbia Masterworks, 1968). March 9-10. Supersystems. Halls and annexes, Ryerson Theatre. Ryerson Institute. University of Toronto. Toronto, CA. Work(s): Unknown “supersystems” by MN, Udo Kasemets, Les Levine, John Giorno. N.B. Promotional poster for exhibition Sight Sound Systems (reunion of Marcel Duchamp and John Cage) of which Supersystems event was a part: “Punch computer cards, make your own music and participate in the manifold sounds, sights and smells.” Likely Max Feed. March 17, 1968. Public Supply. CJRT-FM, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Work(s): Public Supply. N.B. Promotional poster for Public Supply at CJRT and Supersystems exhibition at Ryerson Institute, University of Toronto lists the broadcast date as March 7, 8:00- 9:30pm. Admission: $2.50. *** May. Unknown location supporting Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Ensemble: MN, David Behrman, John Cage, Gordon Mumma, David Tudor, Malcolm Goldstein. Work(s): Toshi Ichiyanagi, Activities for Orchestra (1962). See Music for Merce (New World Records - 80712-2, 2010). Paired with Cunningham, Scramble (1967). May 9. Tone Roads. NYC. Group performance. Artists: MN (head shaved), Dick Higgins (head shaved), Alison Knowles (head shaver). Work(s): Dick Higgins, Danger Music No.2 (1962). June. Columbia Records Studio. NYC. Solo. Work(s): John Cage, FMF; Stockhausen, Zyklus (1958); Morton Feldman, King of Denmark (1964); Brown, Four Systems. N.B. This version of FMF was excluded from Max Neuhaus, Electronics & Percussion (Columbia Masterworks, 1968). *** July. New Jersey Power and Light Power Plant, South Amboy, New Jersey. Work(s): MN, LISTEN. September 14. 6th Annual Avant Garde Festival. Central Park West – 95th – 67th Streets. NYC. Work(s): Unknown. [Source: Fondazione Bonotto, “6nd Annual Avant Garde Festival – Poster” (FXC1656)] October-April (1968). City Links. Buffalo, NY. Work(s): Drive-In Music. November. Public Supply. KPFA-FM. San Francisco, CA. Work(s): Public Supply. See KPFA Folio 19, no. 11 (November 1968): 17. 306