For our spring 2027 concert, Extradition will explore six of John Cage’s so-called “Number Pieces,” a series of 40 works composed during the last six years of Cage's life, 1987–1992. The name of each piece derives from the number of performers involved (e.g., “Two”), with a numeral added to distinguish later works for that number of performers (e.g., “Two2”). Most of the scores consists of short fragments, along with time brackets indicating the windows within which those fragments can be sounded.

One3 (1989) for amplified ambient sound

Three2 (1991) for percussion trio

Five4 (1991) for two saxophones and three percussion

Five (1988) for unspecified quintet

Two6 (1992) for violin and piano

Four6 (1992) for unspecified quartet

Performers to be announced. Program subject to change.