Organ2/ASLSP (as slow as possible)
During the week between Christmas and New Years in 1999 Carolyn and I made an impromptu trip to Stanta Fe, NM. We had no agenda for this trip. So when we saw signs promoting the Palo Dura Canyon near Amarillo, we headed for it. We viewed the expanse of the canyon (the second largest next to the Grand Canyon) from the observation deck and then drove down to the bottom of the canyon to take in the view from there. Something I couldn’t quite identify began to niggle away at my consciousness. Finally, after several hours exploring this exquisite piece of geography, while still standing on the floor of the canyon, I “got” what had to growing inside me. “This is God’s work,” I realized. “And God does wondrous work, and he takes his time!” A little over a year later, on February 5, 2001, perhaps the most counter-cultural event of the modern/postmodern age began and continues on to this day. Maverick composer John Cage composed a piece titled “Organ2/ASLSP” (for “as slow as possibl...