Soyuz21 Contemporary music ensemble Zurich
November 4 2022, Walcheturm, Zurich

Law Abiding Citizens (cranked Up)

«serpens cauda» (2013)
for soprano, trombone, percussion, piano and cello
Written for Eunoia Quintett
Premiered on January 13, 2014 in Gare du Nord, Basel

photo byMichael Fritschi ®

«serpens cauda»

«punto de fuga», commissioned and written in 2025 for Fx Kollektiv, a Basel-based duo/ensemble specializing in contemporary experimental music, was conceived for amplified tenor saxophone, Sequential REV 2, and electronics.

punto de fuga

«s  n er  a de» was commissioned by and written for ensemble neuverBand and premiered in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic in an empty concert hall and live-streamed for the whole world to see :-)  Thanks to SMC Lausanne and the Swiss Radio.
Recording®RTS Espace 2

s  n er  a de

WP at Dampfzentrale, Bern 9/9/15
ensemble proton bern
Matthias Kuhn, conductor

«Adrift» (2015)

for amplified string quartet and electronic
picture © andrés gómez

Murmullos

Dans ma composition Paréidolie, je traite de ce phénomène connu. Le mot «Pareidolia», issu du grec ancien, désigne un phénomène qui consiste à identifier des visages putatifs et des créatures familières à l’intérieur de choses ou de motifs. Le sentiment d’apercevoir l’apparence de Jésus sur un mur ou ailleurs (une tâche ou juste une curieuse structure ou forme peut ressembler à une figure familière) donne au mur une autre signification et, dans les cas extrêmes, contribue même à donner une fonction différente à ce support. Un mur n’est plus un mur.
Dans ma composition je tente de traduire ce phénomène musicalement et de manière acoustique.

Pareidolie (2015-16)

for ensemble
written for Ensemble Aventure Freiburg
premiered April 22, 2016, in Mannheim

Macchina (2016)

commissioned and premiered by vertixe sonora at centro galego de arte contemporánea in santiago de compostela
inspired by the sculpture "las raíces del mundo" by carlos garaicoa

wood table   stainless steel

«unspoken (scene V)» is based on a photo-series by photographer Luca Idrobo, and the accompanying texts he wrote for his own series "unspoken life of a halted wanderer". while the photographer depicts a homeless man in his own space surrounded by his belongings, all in great detail, I try as a composer to "give" that man a voice – an unheard voice. and at the same time I try to give the listeners a certain sound: that of a certain city; any city.
«unspoken (scene V)» is part of a bigger project (yet to come!) for a larger ensemble comprising wood, brass, string and other percussion instruments besides the ones already used in these very scene (V).

Trio Klick (Percussion)
Fritz Hauser, Peter "Petz" Zumthor, Lucas Niggli (in this recording, thou – Camille Emaille)
Basler Madrigalisten
Raphael Immoos, cond.

Kaserne Basel, Feb. 24, 2019

Leonardo Idrobo

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