CopenHELEN: The Most Hipster Afternoon I've Ever Had

A friend took me to a John Cage memorial production of his 4’33 symphony for his 100th birthday (or anniversary of his birth as he is dead). John Cage was an American composer who had a huge influence on music and the philosophy of music in Denmark. As per usual I, the American, had never heard of him and my Danish counterparts were extrememly disappointed. (oops). The 4'33 symphony is four minutes and thirty three seconds of nothing at all because no instruments can be played and instead one listens to what is going on around them and the hustle and bustle of the city becomes the symphony. So I spent a collective 5 or 6 minutes in silence on a bridge in the middle of Copenhagen in memory of a clearly eccentric American compose whom I've never head of....I have to say it was pretty cool. The “concert” was on a bridge and then inside one of the bridge towers were all these really cool sound exhibits. And then, in the Danish tradition, there was food and beer. Lots of fun! I need more hipster friends…