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Classical Musicians Turning to Drugs Like Beta Blockers to Treat Anxiety and Boost Performance
Gay American Organist Cameron Carpenter Liberating the Instrument from Itself
"The organ is actually the ultimate example of a public instrument...it can play to the greatest number of people at the lowest cost." -- Cameron Carpenter Longplayer, the World’s Longest Concert, Continues in London
Longplayer is a composition whose duration is measured not in minutes, hours or even days, but in centuries. Designed to last 1,000 years, a performance of Longplayer began in the year 2000 in London. Conceived and composed by Jem Finer, it is played mainly by computers, with the help of live performers who occasionally perform in sync with the 1,000-year-long version.
