Thierry De Mey’s Light Music has fascinated me since the very first the moment I saw it performed. It’s a work for solo conductor and live electronics, but that perhaps does not give enough credit to De Mey’s foresight and inventive spirit. In this piece, the soloist literally creates and illustrates sound in real time and in light. During my doctoral studies I had the chance to work very closely with De Mey and the computer wizards at Centre Henri Pousseur on Light Music and created a new version in 2021. I am thrilled that my ‘home’ ensemble, Nadar, is just as inspired by the piece and has included the work as the title piece in our program at Concertgebouw Brugge this Friday, the 2nd of February. The program is full of incredible light-inspired pieces: DRIE by S. Verstockt, Nocturne by M. Wettl, and Simon Steen-Anderson’s reimagining of Bach’s Schlummert Ein.

Tickets and info here: https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/nadar-ensemble-10