The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists I

Posted by Robert Fripp
25 Feb 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

12.19

Monasterio Monjas Dominicas,
C/Mare de Deu del Roser 2,
Sant Cugat (08174), Barcelona.

Rising at 06.15.

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Morning Sitting at 07.15.

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Breakfast at 08.00.

The OCG’s promoters – Hernan, Sergi the Good & Mariana - are into Barcelona on various adventures today.

T’ai Chi at 09.45 in the Land of Frozen Mosquitoes.

House of Guitars at 10.30 addressing various practicalities of the performance. Two particular comments: the tendency to move to Pudding Tempo as default; extending our attention so that part of our awareness is directed towards the conducting.

Personal Meeting at 11.25.
Alexander with Mariela at 11.30.
A meeting of the Special Study Group Quorum at 12.30.

14.35    Lunch at 13.00. White squerd with rice & broccoli. Whether this was an intentional Squerd, or simply an inevitable outcome of Kitchen activity that just became a Squerd variant, I cannot say.

Post-lunch meeting with the North American Federation of Guitar Circles Quorum.

The board I…

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17.26    Tea at 16.00.

Various personal meetings are underway.
Our promoters have arrived back with the equipment van for tomorrow.

Afternoon views I…

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IV...

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17.57    Personal meeting.

Circling with Curt & Tony in the Ballroom at 18.00.
T’ai Chi at 18.30.

20.23    Dinner at 19.00.

Question asked: What are the Six Principles of the Performance Event?
Comments on the awareness of the intentionality of others.
A comment from Mariela: trust.

A post-dinner personal meeting.

House of Guitars at 21.15, moved forwards from 21.30.

22.15    An Outer Circle of 25, with Section Leader Tony; an Inner Circle of 16 with Section Leader Curt. Instructions included:

Joy.
You are a percussion section playing music for dancing - fast dancing.

Thirty minutes of high information, mostly very satisfying to these ears. Lots of energy & fun with one broken string from the solo percussionist.

A Closing Circulation, for the purposes of the meeting.

The board I…

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The night I…

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