My function as a musician, in the history of mankind, is to announce the next spiritual stage. I think of humanity today as a transitory phenomenon – somewhere between the apes and the saints. And humanity will develop very quickly; not everyone, but those who have caught on to the significance of the universe…
— Karlheinz Stockhausen
The documentary Stockhausen at Jeita Caves chronicles Karlheinz Stockhausen‘s 1969 concert in the crystallized caves of Jeita in Lebanon. The footage features two of my favorite places in Lebanon: the colossal ruins of Baalbek, and the majestic stalactite sanctuaries of Jeita Grotto. If you don’t understand French, you can read an English translation of the film here…
There is enough room on this Earth for everybody: there is enough food on Earth for everybody, there is enough freedom on Earth for everybody. Even if a group of people thinks they have the right, or think they are right, the truth is: one is never right. One is only right when one has reached unity…
–Karlheinz Stockhausen
