Symphony Space Plans a Series Inspired by John Cage Symphony Space has announced that its next season of events, which begins on Sept. 24, will includes a new series, John Cage's "How to Get Started." The three events, which each pair a musician with an author, are based on a 1989 performance in which Mr. Cage spoke extemporaneously on 10 topics. Each of his short speeches was looped back by sound engineers, creating, according to the Symphony Space Web site, a "multilayered "thought performance." " The pairings in the new series are Oscar Hijuelos and Arturo O'Farrill on Nov. 1; the brothers Wallace and Allen Shawn on Nov. 15; and Robert Pinsky and John Wesley Harding on Dec. 13. The hosts for the institution's annual Selected Shorts reading series will include Alec Baldwin, Junot Diaz, Lorrie Moore, David Mitchell, Tom Perrotta, Karen Russell, Sherman Alexie and Richard Ford.