Other Times, Other Places.

An invisible particle of light,on a sound pendulum,swinging back and forth,enveloped in the sound of other time-space. Until the gravity brings it to its equilibrium. In front of our eyes.But it is the ears that are seeing it. ▪︎ Live performance of Christopher Fox’s “Other Times, Other Places” by Angharad Davies (violin) & Tom Jackson…

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Into the wonderland with the Wanderer(s)

This piece of aural beauty arrived just in time to give that special sprinkle of wonder and make the weekend magical! Because Cassandra Miller‘s CD “O Zomer!”… it is, simply put, pure magic! The process of listening (or, well, my process of listening when purely being in the role of the experiencing-receptor) is almost always:…

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Sun Sonification

“We don’t have straightforward ways to look inside the Sun. We don’t have a microscope to zoom inside the Sun, so using a star or the Sun’s vibrations allows us to see inside of it.” Alex Young “The Sun is not silent. The low, pulsing hum of our star’s heartbeat allows scientists to peer inside,…

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Migration into eternity

As the Darmstädter ferienkurse für neue musik 2018 continues to unwrap its treats, quite a special ear-candy was on the menu on this fourth to last day! Among the pieces on the program on this Wednesday 25th, Centro de Experimentación y Producción de Música Contemporánea played a piece “Migracion” by Marisol Jimenez. And her sensibility and…

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Immersed in Orchestra… on a Wire

The Darmstädter ferienkurse für neue musik had its very first performance of the festival. Well… No. Not a performance. Not an installation. A sound immersion! Because Christina Kubisch’s ‘Orchestra on a Wire’ was just that (for me at least). An offer of experiencing an orchestra, a performance, in a way you haven’t before, proximity to…

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Living Madness with MITRA

So… tonight was the dress rehearsal, the pre-premier if one will, of MITRA. And well… [this] had to happen. ‘Cause… so much thoughts and emotions…Enter the madness of other. To understand the madness. Of other. Of self. To understand the fight for the right and justice. While we walked down the narrow yet illuminated path,…

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