In two weeks time, I’ll be headed back to the Ukraine to play Stockhausen’s masterpiece for solo trombone, “Signale zur Invasion.” The Porto Franko festival has graciously invited us, Patrick Delges (CHP), Klaas Verpoest and myself, to perform our integrative, immersive Signale & Oktophonie for Trombone, Electronics, and Video.
Here is a link to the show and festival. Porto-Franko-Stockhausen
And here is the trailer.
What a great opening to this year’s festival in Mechelen. Lunalia will surely be a hit under its new director Jelle Derickx.
Bravo a tutti!!
This coming Saturday afternoon in Mechelen, I get to play a short solo program of Cage, Bernstein and Goethals at the Lunalia Festival. If your in the town, come check it out – it’s free!
Program:
John Cage – Solo for Sliding Trombone
Leonard Bernstein – Elegy for Mippy II
Lucien Goethals – Llanto por Salvador Allende
Link to the Festival: Lunalia
John Cage – Leonard Bernstein – Lucien Goethals
1 Trombone – 3 mutes, a plunger, an aluminum plate, glass jar, red whistle, foot-tambourine, and a black hat
Link – https://lunalia.be/programma/thomas-moore-terug-in-hof-van-busleyden
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to work with some fantastic people and amateur musicians. Matrix, Centre for New Music, in the context of the CoMA All-comers Festival, asked me to lead a reading session of contemporary music. They also offered me the chance to write about it on their blog, Hands-On Music. Here is the post.
This Sunday in Bruges marks the start of a series of really cool solo projects. Nadar Ensemble will kick off our 5-year residency at Concertgebouw Brugge with an invasion of the Brugeling’s homes and more specifically living rooms.
The program is aptly named: Homejacking.
The show starts at 3 pm throughout Bruges and gives the members of our ensemble a chance to shine as soloists and in duos. Personally, I get to play an “early” solo work (2007) by our artistic co-drector Stefan Prins: FITTINGinSIDE for trombone, electronics, mp3-players, and a guided walking tour. “How’s does that wrok?” one might ask. Well…
There are still a few tickets available, but the box officie only stays open until 2:30 pm on the 11th. So don’t be late!
Tickets, more info, and the full program are available via this link: https://www.concertgebouw.be/nl/event/detail/3110/HOMEJACKING?ajax
In the next several months, I will also play solo at the opening of Lunalia Festival in Mechelen, for Innuan in NYC, and in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine) for the Open Port Festival.
Fun times!
Bernstein, Cage, Goethals, Prins, Stockhausen
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I am thrilled to share the new trailer produced by Kobe Wens for my project with Klaas Verpoest and Patrick Delges: Signale zur Invasion by K. Stockhausen.
Have a look at the amazing new video-decor produced by Klaas and the cool sounds engineered by Patrick.
My amazing partners and co-producers:
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Gent
Centre Henri Pousseur
Ictus Ensemble
Yesterday’s rehearsals in Muziekcentrum, De Biljoke were awesome! My thanks to the whole technical team and to Klaas Verpoest for his amazing new video (check out the pictures below) and to Patrick Delges – for the musical and sound support (You’ll have to come to the concert to hear that!)
The concert is tomorrow, Saturday, 2nd of December, 8 pm @Muziekcentrum, De Bijloke, Gent
Here’s some pictures (Thanks Klaas & Veerle Vervoort!)to get you in the mood!
Today we set up the video screens, projectors, lights, and chairs for Signale zur Invasion & Oktophonie. This picture is is just a tiny glimpse of Klaas Verpoest’s new immersive video created for Stockhausen’s masterpiece. Want to see more?
The concert is this Saturday, the 2nd of December, at 9 pm in De Bijloke, Muziekcentrum Gent. Tickets and info here.
Tomorrow… SOUND!
Thomas R. Moore 