{"id":3410,"date":"2026-02-21T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:16:43","slug":"foraging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/foraging\/","title":{"rendered":"New Piano Solo &#8211; Foraging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foraging by Aaron Larget Caplan, John McDonald, piano\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FqkHdEWcvwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Foraging<\/strong> (2024) \u2013 A nod to John Cage, mushroom hunter.<\/p>\n<p>As the founder of the New York Mycological Society, foraging and identifying mushrooms was more than a hobby for him. In 1959, he became a gameshow champion in Italy by identifying mushrooms, something Italians still recall.<br \/>\nI see foraging as a metaphor for composing, searching for special notes amongst the noise, and hopefully not poisoning oneself. A marked tempo of \u2018Spacious Walk,\u2019 Foraging is built on the notes C-A-G-E in various permutations. Special thanks to John McDonald for his fine fingers and wise guidance.<br \/>\n\u2013 Aaron Larget-Caplan<\/p>\n<p>Premiered February 20, 2026 in Distler Performance Hall at Tufts University Tufts Composers #3: &#8216;A Chord Accord&#8217; \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/JohnDMcDonaldMusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John McDonald<\/a>, piano<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3411 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-1536x1285.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-2-20-06-Tufts-University-2048x1713.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3413 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-983x1536.jpg 983w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-1311x2048.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Program-Cover-2-20-06-Tufts-University-scaled.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3412\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-850x1024.jpg 850w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-1275x1536.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8172-1700x2048.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Foraging (2024) \u2013 A nod to John Cage, mushroom hunter. 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