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  • Shortplayer #4
    29 May 2018

    Shortplayer #4 was performed on Wednesday 23rd May 2018 in St Martin’s Church, Exeter, as part of Art Week Exeter 2018. It was realised, according to Shortplayer’s principles, by Emma Welton, and performed by Exeter Contemporary Sounds, joined by staff and students of Exeter University. You can listen to it and find more information here.

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  • Longplayer at the Holland Festival
    29 May 2018

    The Holland Festival for international performing arts will run from 7th June to 1st July, 2018, in Amsterdam. Longplayer will be situated in the tower of the historic Lloyd Hotel 7 days a week for the duration of the festival. Visitors will be able to ascend the tower individually to listen to Jem Finer’s composition…

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  • Long Now Foundation Article – Music, Time and Long-term Thinking
    26 April 2018

    The Long Now Foundation have posted a new article about Longplayer and John Cage’s ASAP. You can read it here.

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  • 2018 brings a new Longplayer listening post
    17 January 2018

    The latest Longplayer listening post is installed in the main foyer of Kings Place on 90 York Way and will be available to the public for free during opening hours for the duration of 2018. Longplayer features as part of a season of programming at Kings Place called Time Unwrapped. You can read about the…

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  • The 2017 Longplayer Conversation: Sir David Attenborough and Chris Watson
    28 November 2017

    The 2017 Longplayer Conversation brought together sound recordist Chris Watson and naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, and took place from 7pm on Monday 27th November at the Knowledge Centre, British Library, London NW1. You can watch a film of the conversation here.

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