The Great Learning

Mar 15, 1974
Field:

Concert, Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

To celebrate the first anniversary of Western Front, Martin Bartlett organized a performance of The Great Learning (1971) by Cornelius Cardew that involved four drummers and four choirs of untrained singers. A series of rehearsals culminated in a performance in the Grand Luxe Hall. 

Video documentation is available upon request. 

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Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.