On November 9th 2008 190 musicians participated in the performance of John Cage's Musicircus at the Centro de Extensión at the Universidad Católica, opening the XVIII Contemporary Music Festival.

Musicians

Flamenco Music
Martín Bacigalupo, guitar

Eastern Europe Folklore
Fernando Stern, Violín

Beatles' songs
Andrés Chinchón, Ukelele

Lecture on Nothing by John Cage
Sebastián Jatz Rawicz, Voice

Free Improvisation
Prem Sarjo and Rocío Casas, wine glasses with water

Traditional Scottish Music
The Andes Highlander
Ramón Urrutia, Bagpipes
Carlos Ciappa, Bagpipes
Ralph Bennett, Bagpipes
Magdalena Pacheco, Snare Drum
Julio Romero, Snare Drum

Traditional Chilean Music
Guillermo Saavedra y Jair Saavedra Riquelme, chinchineros

Traditional Chilean Music
María Toledo Riquelme, organelle

Traditional Celtic Music
Banda Celta Danzante
Cristina Toledo, Violin
Sebastián Garrido, 12 string Guitar 
Pedro Ortúzar, Bagpipes
Hugo Leiva, Acordeón, Flute and Harp
Christian Latapiat, Bodhrán and percussion

Free Improvisation
Francisco Rafart, Stick Bass

Funk
Matías Escudero, Electric Bass

Choir
Coro de Cámara Voces de Gesta
Rodrigo Herrera, Director
Sofia Gallegos, Paula Lira, Sopranos
Giovanna carusso, Claudia Lepe, Carolina Carmona, Altos
John solis, Richard Gajardo, Andres Bahamondes, Tenors
Alfredo Alarcon, Leonardo Gonzalez, Paolo Riquelme, Basses

Free Improvisation
Santiago Rojas, Didgeridoo

Free Improvisation
Gonzalo Ramírez Restucci, Oscillator

Musical Route
Fernando Daza, Electric Guitar, Pedals 

Free Improvisation
Chriss Rauld, notebook.
Luciano Recabarren, body, gutural sounds, glockenspiel,
dulcimer, cello, flutes, 
Alvaro Castro, kull-kull, trutruca, longuin, chak-chak, trompe, kultrum, cascahuilla

Timbre Music
Doris Viejo, door bells

Immortal Melodies
Cristián Torres, Theremin

Computer Music
Felix Lazo, Laptop

Canto a lo humano y lo divino
Cristóbal Menares, Guitarrón

Free Improvisation
Code
Christian Hirth, percussion
Enrique Siqués, percussion

Works by Erik Satie
Gregorio Fontén Corchea, Piano

Free Improvisation
Weros
Marcelo Maira, Whistling, Tenor Flute, Accesories
Rodrigo Ríos, Laptop, Accesories

Free Improvisation
Alevi Peña, Bassoon

Free Improvisation
Lukax Santana, toys, found objects, invention, electronics

Elvis, the King
Marcelo Rossi, Voice and Hips

Andean Music
Carola y los Amawtas
Carola Contreras, Voice
Yuri Alegría, Guitar and Voice
Jorge Parra, Bombo, Pan flute, percussion, voice
Juan Caro, Quena, Quenacho, pan flute, Voice
Jorge Sepúlveda, Quena Quenacho, Charango, Voice
Carlos Antonio Ceron, Saxo, Quena, Pan Flute
Patricio Arroyo, Charango, Electric Bass

Free Improvisation
Walter Soto, Double bass

Free Improvisation
Subhira, harmonium

Children's Music
Grupo Mazapán

Lyrical Music
Arias, Dúos, Lieds and Chanssons
Sofía Pollak, Voice
Victoria Opazo, Voice
Doris Silva, Voice
Mario Lobos, piano

Medieval Music
Mira Gestorum
Eduardo Díaz, Voice, Fídula, Cítola, conducting
Patricia Muñoz, Voice, Salterio, recorder
María Paz Vargas, Voice, Percussion, Guitar
Denise Torre, Voice, Percussion, Salterio
Dino Sepúlveda, Voice, Narration, sopranino flute
Carolina Navea, Voice, Guitar, Cítola

Latinamerican and Spanish Folklore
Estudiantina La Trobada
Daniel Zepeda, Bandurria, Cuatro Venezolano
Mauricio Cabezas, Mandoline, Tiple, Flaute 
Moises Jarpa, Guitar, Violin
Leonardo Bravo, Guitar
Ivan Muñoz, Bandurria
Jose Luis Zepeda, Castanets
Marco Lopez, Bandurria, Tambourine
Pedro Navarro, Guitar
Giovanni Urra, Tambourine
Francisco Hernandez, Bass

Cueca Brava
Paola Miño, Voice
Nilda Ibarra, Voice
Emilio García, Guitar
Rodrigo Hermosilla, Guitar

Performative Music
Carola Jerez, Keyboards and Voice
Ricardo Balic, Video

Edgar Allan Poe's Stories
John Allan, Voice

Spring Music 
Alex Davinson, Music Boxes 
Felipe Betancourt, Music Boxes

Música con Imágenes
Televisión

Solfege de l’Objet Sonore
Pierre Schaeffer, Voice

Broadcasted Music
Radios

Religious Music
Cuarteto Cantares
Carlos Alcaíno Aburto, Tenor
Isaías Morales, Baritone
Claudio Vergara, 2nd Tenor
Elías Vivanco, Bass

Traditional Music from Easter Island
Mai Teao, Guitar, Percussion, Voice
Juan Nahoe, Ukelele, Percussion, Voice
Jose Fati, Guitar, Percussion, Voice
Luisma Pakomio, Guitar, Percussion, Voice
Leo Anani, Percussion, Voice

Bela Bartok's "Microcosmos"
Rodrigo Rubilar, Piano

Noise Music
Ensamble Majamama
Nicolás Carrasco, Electronics
Ignacio Morales, Electronics
Raúl Díaz, Objects, Cassettes
Álvaro Ortega, Electronics, Cassettes

Chinese and Japanese Traditional Music
Francisco López: Shakuhachi, Dizi y Celin
Drago Goicovic: Gu Zheng, Shakuhachi

Jazz Improvisation
Edén Carrasco, Sax
Marcelo Troncoso, Guitar
Matías Mardones, Drums
Pablo Torrejón, Double bass

Bossa Nova
Os Desafinados
Javier Barría, Voice, Guitar
Marcelo Vergara, Voice, Guitar
Pablo Galarce: Voice, Percussion
Valentina Carrillo, Voice, Percussion

Traditional Indian Music
Cristián Vega, Sarangi
Francisco Sanmigel, Tabla
Marcela Neira, Tambura

Free Improvisation
Justo Estay, Music Saw

Traditional Mapuche Music
Grupo Mapu El Kantún
Directed by Lautaro Manquilef

Blues
Jorge Jiménez, Guitar
Erwin Kisttiner , Harmonica

Broadway Songs
Carolina Ibarra, Voice
Iván Toledo, Piano
Juan Espinosa, Guitar

Chilean Tonada
Conjunto Palomar
Pablo Fuentes, Harp, Voice
Haydee Fuenzalida, Guitar, Voice
Alejandra Teiguel, Tambourine, Voice, Guitar
Rodrigo Fernández, Accordion, Voice, Guitar
Paola Lucero, Harp, Voice, Tormento
Eliseo Albornoz, Guitar, Voice
Iván Fernández, Guitar, Voice
Claudia Fernández, Guitar, Voice
Direction: Margot Loyola Palacios y Osvaldo Cádiz Valenzuela

Cradle songs
Goli Gaete, Voice and Guitar

Traditional Music from Sri Lanka
Catalina Vidales, Getabere
Geraldine Compagnon, Voice

Bonfire Music
Eduardo Labra, Guitar
Felipe Carvallo, Guitar

Vocalizing
Ammy Amorette, Voice, effects, bases

Conducting
Rogelio Gonzales, Baton

DJ
on_mu, Turntable

Classical Repertoire
Sebastián Carrasco, Trumpet

Beatbox
Crea Beatbox, Voice

Baroque Repertoire
Juan Carlos Valenzuela, Harpsichord