“You get into a trance-like state”: on performing in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Hannah Kagawa reflects on the experience of performing in the New Zealand premiere of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, at The Piano | Pīpīwharauroa Kui-kui whitiwhiti ora, Saturday 15 August 2026. Fourteen seconds of absolute silence, followed by an instant standing ovation from a sold out crowd at The Piano. Words cannot describe how… Continue reading “You get into a trance-like state”: on performing in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians