This art song, based on the poem with the same title from Tanille Geib (poet), has been premiered by Lynne McMurtry (mezzo) and Alison d'Amato (piano) on the Orpheum Annex from Vancouver (Canada) on the 13th of June 2014.

Healing Is the Moment. You Are the Future.

Based on excerpts from the introduction, in Chapter 2 of 'Women Who Run With the Wolves' CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS, Ph.D., of the traditional French and German story called 'Bluebeard'

Bluebeard

Orkest De Ereprijs live, for the Sonsbeekfestival, Arnhem, NL

Passacaglia

Based on the quote 'They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.' by Mahatma Gandhi
Premiered by Orkest De Ereprijs at Gigant Podium & Filmtheatre, Apeldoorn, NL

Self-respect

First piece of a concert at Oorsprong (Amsterdam) on the 11-11-09.
Flute: Yolanda Uriz
Percussion: Robert van Hulzen

Free Improvisation 1

Concert at Oorsprong (Amsterdam) on the 11-11-09.
Flute: Yolanda Uriz
Percussion: Robert van Hulzen

Free Improvisation 2

Free Improvisation 3

I undertook a series of own experiments using the IPA Chart 2005 as a visual guide and the Maulwerke’s (by Schnebel) exploratory and playful approach to experiment with vocal articulations. I find the combination of these two sources a good match. The IPA Chart and Handbook clarify in which zone the articulation takes place and in which manner, they also provide a notation and sound reference for the most common (available in languages) and organic (easily produced due to physical shape and motor abilities) articulations, but lack the exploratory and playful approach of Maulwerke, while the later lacks clarity. Working with the IPA Chart I first did a series of quite methodically devised exercises that consisted in setting concrete goals for improvised miniature (+/- 1’) pieces. I felt that the ultimate goal was to create music with it, so although I chose quite limited sound possibilities in order to practice a particular set of consonants, I anyway aimed at being creative and musical. The analysis of Maulwerke, the readings of A Practical Introduction to Phonetics, the Handbook of the IPA, EVT, and the explorations mentioned above, gave birth to this comprovised piece of mine.

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