This Saturday marks the inauguration of Cornell's new president. As a part of this event, Octave will be performing Terry Riley's piece "In C" in the library. This is an interesting piece that is a to of fun to perform. It is a minimalist piece that is made of of 53 "cells" of music, each of which is a short musical idea. Performers repeat these cells as many times as they see fit, creating a piece of music that is never the same twice. Check this out for a full explanation of how this piece works:

http://imslp.org/wiki/In_C_(Riley,_Terry)

Recording:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjR4QYsa9nE