October 19th – 20h00
deSingel – Muziekstudio
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen
The name says it all: One Page Pieces are compositions of just one page. Sometimes, they express a simple musical idea, sometimes they turn out to be complex structures with copious directions for the performer. Alvin Curran and James Tenney were the first composers to work in this genre in the 1960s. It wasn’t long before their clever sketches also inspired others – including Christian Wolff, Larry Polansky, Joel Ford and Earl Brown. A new American music style was born. As One Page Pieces can be humorous, conceptual, politically engaged or folksy, they demand a strong empathy from their performers.
This is exactly the strength of the Belgian-Dutch electrical guitar quartet Zwerm. For this CD launch concert, the four musicians have selected their favourite One Page Pieces from the musical canon. They thus illustrate how they can put a wide range of contemporary music in the spotlight with the ultimate low-culture instrument. With the guitar in the leading role, this concert transports you through previously undiscovered sounds and spheres.
More info: deSingel