Taken from the album 'Spaces' out now on CD/2xLP/Digital via Erased Tapes.

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‘The infinite elasticity of sound’ 7.8 Pitchfork 
‘Improvisatory, wild, heartfelt’  Interview Magazine
‘A fantastic record’ The Guardian Album of the Week 
‘Frahm creates something mesmerising’ ★★★★ The Observer
‘My favourite new piece of music this year’ Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

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Kepler: Star KIC12268220C Light Curve Waves to Sound

Just a little ditty about the eventual suppression of the human race by robots. An uplifting tune !

Robot World

Nowhere and No-When was written for the Merced Symphony and Ralph van Raat. This recording is a live performance of the premiere of the piece. 

The piece was inspired by Fermi’s Paradox, which is the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe. 
The piece begins with a NASA recording from one of the Kepler stars, which has been converted from light curve waves to audible sound. The soloist then takes over the signal-like rhythm and approximate notes made by the recording, followed by the timpani taking over to create a more layered sound. From there, the music expands into its own sound world, in which the piano is the researcher/investigator. Just like the well-known Voyager spacecraft, in this piece there are some hidden messages hidden within the notes. There are actual verbal messages which are encrypted in this music, and with some research they are discernable.

Nowhere And No-When

Er zijn de afgelopen periode verschillende vrouwelijke hoogleraren benoemd aan de faculteit Religie en Theologie van de VU Amsterdam. In deze podcast spreekt alumna Lenneke Post met 3 van hen: Sharda Nandram, Hans Alma en Miranda Klaver. Hoe zijn zij gekomen waar ze nu zijn? Wat is hun kijk op de wetenschap en wat willen ze doorgeven?
Intromuziek is gecomponeerd en ingespeeld door Heather Pinkham.

Podcast over Vrouwen, Religie en Wetenschap

Pianist | Composer | Musicologist 

Born in California, based in the Netherlands.

I create contemporary classical music that blends structured form with expressive detail, from solo pieces to full orchestral works.
As a performer, I appear both solo and in collaboration with artists across Europe and the U.S.

Current projects include Music for Empty Spaces and performances of my piano concerto: performed by myself in the U.S. and scheduled for another performance this October at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Nowhere And No-When

Heather Pinkham | Pianist & Composer

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