Piano Spheres: Susan Svrček
Music Style: Contemporary Classical
See one of Los Angeles’ most revered pianists performing works by John Cage and Tom Johnson at Boston Court.
COMPOSERS
John Cage
Tom Johnson
PERFORMERS
Piano: Susan Svrcek
REPERTOIRE
John Cage: In a Landscape
Tom Johnson: An hour for Piano
ABOUT THE COMPOSERS
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lauded him as one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.
Tom Johnson is an American minimalist composer, a former student of Morton Feldman. He earned his Bachelors and master’s degree from Yale University. His pieces are most often based simply on mathematical and logical processes, such as tiling, which he attempts to make as clear as possible.
