My 2012 work for baritone saxophone and Boss RC-300 loopstation - the first ever work notated for this combination - performed by my friend and longtime collaborator Ties Mellema. 

The recording is of a live performance - no overdubs & no pre-records!

The piece uses what I call Evolutionary Looping - rather than the simple vertical stacking one hears a lot from performers using loopstations, this work - inspired by the performances of World Looping Champion Shlomo - functions as much on the horizontal as the vertical, building up layers, breaking them down again and morphing from one thing to another in the process.

motherFUNK! (baritone saxophone & loopstation)

Mylovelymachine

intakes - for baritone saxophone & electronics

Baritone Saxophone // Raquel Paños Castillo

Concert IRCAM Cursus 1
April 2, 2015 Centre G. Pompidou, Paris France

intakes is based on the state of being contaminated by unknowingly breathing in harmful particles. Often one does not know they are sick until it has already taken hold. If a malady results, what follows is a process of recovery which can result in an altered state, creating scars, physically or mentally. How do we react to these intakes? Does our body reject it or does it transform into a sickness? The piece is about dealing with these instabilities and how one reacts to intakes.

intakes - for baritone saxophone & electronics

Arrangement of Terry Riley's virtuoso A Rainbow in Curved Air, by Anthony Fiumara and Arnold Marinissen, performed by Lunapark ensemble.

A Rainbow In Curved Air (arrangement)

À Proa by José Afonso

This arrangement of À Proa was written and performed live for my masters recital at the ESMAE in Porto, Portugal. I wrote this arrangement as an homage to the late José Afonso. A loop station was used to play the various musical phrases on the baritone saxophone. The multi-track of the live performance was then edited and mixed in collaboration with Tiago Ralha.



À Proa by José Afonso

The Pillars Of Creation, First Prize in the KoBra Composition Competition 2015
Euregio Jeugdorkest
Hans Casteleyn, conductor
22 May 2016, Chassé Theater, Breda, The Netherlands

The Pillars Of Creation

Groundswell

"Only Once Away My Son" by Brian Eno with Kevin Shields

Listen to this track and many others at adultswim.com/singles

Adult Swim Singles 2017

Brian Eno with Kevin Shields - Only Once Away My Son

Site-specific composition developed the acoustics of Silo City's Marine A grain elevator in Buffalo, NY. Composition by Lea Bertucci. Performed by Lea Bertucci, Steve Baczkowski, Bill Sacks and Kyle Ohlsen. This project was developed as part of Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center's Workspace Residency.

Terminus

Track 1 from Lea Bertucci 'Metal Aether' [NNA108]
Available February 9th, 2018 on Vinyl, CD & Digital formats.
Order: http://nnatapes.com/available-releases/lea-bertucci-metal-aether

Metal Aether

Lea Bertucci "Patterns For Alto"

Live performances, studio recordings and more. Played by Baritone Saxophonist Menne Smallenbroek

À Proa by José Afonso

Menne Smallenbroek

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