Fly-by pluckers play classical guitar
mainAn art installation in Montreal, Canada, sets small birds loose on amplified strings.
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The same piece was installed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts two years ago.
And “classical” guitar?
Maybe not quite what Messiaen meant when he said something about birds being the best composers, but very high cute factor nonetheless.
We tried similar in Australia using a large piano and kangaroos, but the result was rooful.
Pity the poor assistant who has been assigned fretboard clean-up patrol.
WHY would norman use the term “classical guitar” for this is absolutely beyond me…..
Lack of cool news?
Ignorance?
Boredom?
WIT?
Enough. Even Andrea Bocelli, the greatest CLASSICAL (C.L.A.S.S.I.C.A.L) singer in the world, would disagree.