Amsterdam Orgelpark – 2 & 3 February 2024
The title of this edition alludes to John Cage’s 1948 music that sought to ‘sober and quiet the mind, thus rendering it receptive‘ to the power of sonic influence. Composers Luigi Nono, Clarence Barlow, and Eliane Radigue have opened the way for new experiments in music. Now Catherine Lamb, Ellen Arkbro and Gabriel Paiuk explore the intricacies of sound, minimal modulations, just intonation, and space perception.
#2 / In a landscape – Festival Vision
John Cage’s phrase encapsulates the essence of ECHONANCE #2 — to create an immersive environment that captivates and transports the audience into unexplored realms of compositional practices.
Echonance Festival celebrates striking musical concepts, which are derived from developments of the late-20th century avant-garde. These techniques that we frequently find today in experimental musical practice have an origin in the post-war avant-garde that developed somewhat ‘silently’, back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Hence the name : ‘Echonance Festival’ – we hear resonances or echoes of these groundbreaking past musical works and how they have contributed to sound practice in more recent times. Selected works have mostly been composed in the last thirty-five years and remain highly relevant and significant to younger generations. One of the particular characteristics of these musical works is that they explore minimal modulations and variations of acoustic perception. Musical materials such as rhythm and melody have been removed from the compositional parameters. Somehow they invite us to listen from another perspective. We enter an immersive sound flow where sounds resonate with space, and space reveals the three-dimensional acoustic sound.
2 Day Festival
Echonance #2 – In a Landscape is the second edition of the annual festival initiated by composer Claudio F. Baroni as curator, together with Lucie Nezri production, Isabelle Vigier designer, and Albert Manders manager. The 2nd edition is hosted by Orgelpark, in Amsterdam.
Performers
The music will be performed by an extraordinary line-up of ensembles and soloists who excel at this specialized repertoire;
L’Orchestre de Nouvelles Créations, Expérimentations, et Improvisations Musicales (ONCEIM) (FR) Frederic Blondy, organist, artistic and music director.
Maurice string quartet (IT) Georgia Privitera and Laura Bertolino, violin – Francesco Vernero viola – Aline Privitera, cello
Ensemble Scordatura (NL) Elisabeth Smalt, viola and Reinier van Houdt, piano
ECHONANCE FESTIVAL 