playing cacti based on John Cage's "Child of Tree" (Paris, October 2012)
The recording and performance on this CD are both excellent, and Guy Livingston deserves praise for championing the works of a composer who is being forgotten today. — SEQUENZA 21
'dynamic performances and erudite scholarship' —NEW MUSIC BOX
'a masterful new recording' —Raymond Tuttle, Fanfare, December 2006
Backstage
Want to see photos of the artist as a young man? Go backstage...
Recent Events
Cage Festival, Eglise St. Merri, Paris June 28, 2012; Berlin: "Antheil's mispent youth" October 27, 2011; Santa Cruz, California: Recital July 17; Fresno, California: Recital July 5 2011; Reims, France: Boeuf sur le Toit July 2nd; Dada at the Movies July 1st 2011; Fresno, California - Film Festival. One Minute More film screening: April 17-19, 2009 .....Paris: Atelier de la Main d'Or February 6, 2009 - Henry Cowell Program.......November Music November 16th. Verkadefabriek. Den Bosch. Premiere of "One Minute More", Kunsthuis 13, Velp. November 23rd. "One Minute More", Eindhoven, November 27. Muziekcentrum Frits Philips. "One Minute More", Strasbourg Museum of Modern Art: November 28 and 30: Dada at the Movies, Amsterdam, DVD release concert - December 9. Het Bethaniënklooster. "One Minute More", Utrecht. Theater Kikker. December 17 "One Minute More", Baseball and Music Exposition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in which the infamous New York Times article, and Annie Gosfield's score mourning the Brooklyn Dodgers both feature prominently - the opening of this show featured microbrewed beer and hotdogs. Livingston's CD "Don't Panic" is also part of the exhibit. .......60 second composition by Guy Livingston, as part of 60x60, at Galapagos in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. September 5th and 6th at 8:00 pm.
The Nothing Doing Band in Reims, with Guy Livingston
Guy on DVD
One Minute More is available in PAL or NTSC ! Buy the PAL dvd online at Amazon.com or CreateSpace.com. Also for sale in Holland, France, and Europe via Guy's online store. 60 composers, 60 films, 60 seconds each! Check out Guy's online store for where to buy it and how to get free shipping!.
Guy Livingston features as a scholar and pianist in the movie documentary "Bad Boy Made Good." Covering the genesis and rebirth of Antheil's Ballet mécanique, the film is available at Amazon.com and Antheil.org. Watch a video trailer (3Mb) in quicktime.
Dada at the Movies: Interview with Guy Livingston, backstage in Amsterdam. (9Mb)
"Brilliantissime" —
Journale Cluny-Macon
"An exceptionally agile and charismatic
performer" —
LA Times
"A fine rich piano sound; Livingston's playing
is highly accomplished" —
BBC Music Magazine
Current répertoire
Theatrical One-Man Shows
Bad Boy
of Music, scenes from Antheil's
life in Paris and Hollywood One Minute More sixty composers, sixty pieces, sixty seconds each PLUS sixty films John Cage in a Bathtub (unpredictable music and anecdotes) Dada at the Movies
(avant-garde silent films of the 1920s, with live music) Piano and Politics: Keys of Change - vanguard piano music with a political agenda Erik Satie and Fashion: Guy plays Sports et Divertissements, with a live fashion show from the 1910's
Piano Recitals
Antheil in Berlin (new; timed with the CD release on March 1st, 2013)
Sweet 'n Sour, the music of
Boulez and Monk Prokofiev Sonatas and Visions Fugitives Henry Cowell Portrait - The Tides of Manuanuan - (In search of Henry Cowell) Ives Concord Sonata All-Cage Program
George Antheil, The Lost Piano Sonatas The Late Beethoven Sonatas L'impressionisme improvisé de Debussy, Poulenc
et Ravel
Aleph, Verge Ensembles
The Verge Ensemble, the adventurous new-music group in residence at the Corcoran Gallery, joined forces with the Paris-based Ensemble Aleph on Friday for a concert at the Embassy of France that demonstrated the value of trans-Atlantic cooperation in areas beyond mere trade and politics. Mingling their personnel, the two groups gave a nod to the past with a graceful reading of Ravel's Piano Trio in A Minor, but focused on edgier works written in the last decade or two.
— Stephen Brookes, Washington Post
This disc [Gabriela Imreh plays Piano Transcriptions] also has the benefit of including witty and personable liner notes by fellow pianist Guy Livingston, a cut above the usual dry recitation of facts known and oft repeated about the literature in the program.
— Dave Lewis, All Music Guide
Baseball story? read about it on the baseball page... and then there's that darned cat story!
