After a great 8-month run in Berlin playing at Theater des Westens and Disney’s Glöckner von Notre Dame, I – and all that plumbing! – are back home in Belgium for about a month.
While in Antwerp, I will be preparing for the 2nd performance of Stockhausen’s Signale für Invasion at De Bijloke, Muziekcentrum, Ghent. The show is at 9 pm on the 2nd of December. Use the link above to find out all about it and how to get your tickets.
The personal amplifier of our vibraphonist, groovy solo with a siren and a fog horn, my trombone joins the string family – all that and more at tomorrow’s concert in Philharmonie Essen.
Simon Steen-Andersen has won the Kagel Prize and we, Nadar, have been invited to perform a selection of his works at the ceremony.
Tomorrow morning the students of the Sint Agatha Berchem Academy of Music and the Nadar Summer Academy present the popular yearly Sunday Morning Concert at Transit Festival in STUK (in Leuven).
We will present Michael Maierhof’s awesome piece for 4 cellos and 4 double basses – Minus 2 along with works by Jennifer Walshe, Jasper & Jasper and Eveline Vervliet.
The concert is at 11:30 am in the Ensemblezaal. Tickets are free and more info via this link.
Many thanks to Matrix, Centre for New Music, for producing this concert.
After nearly a year’s worth of hard work, Sunday is the day. I finally get to perform Stockhausen’smonumental solo trombone piece “Signale zur Invasion” & “Oktophonie”. The project is a co-production of Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, Gent, Centre Henri Pousseur & Ictus Ensemble.
The concert, apart of the Festival Images Sonores ,will also include other works by Stockhausen and played by the amazing musicians of Ictus.
Come check it out: Homage à Stockhausen
I had a great week working on Signale zur Invasion from Karlheinz Stockhausen in the studios of Centre Henri Pousseur. Thank you for all your help with this great piece!
Timing: Check! Costume: Check! Showtime!
The concert is on the 8th of October in the Theatre de Liege at 17hr. Info and tickets here
This weekend Nadar ensemble heads off to the Ukraine to perform Lasaserma Pokhunakhis at Gogolfest. Check out the details here: Nadar at Gogolfest
This week I am back in Berlin for a weeks worth of shows at the beautiful Theater Des Westens. Its wonderful playing with this great orchestra and hearing the cast every evening.
Next weekend its back to Belgium for a project with the researchers at the Orpheus Institute and to start a cool project with Spectra Ensemble.
Stay tuned for more.
The current season starts off with some pretty cool projects for me. Next week, Nadar ensemble will hold its very first Nadar Summer School for Composers and Sound Artists in the world renowned deSingel in Antwerp Belgium.
Here is a link to the project: Nadar Summer School
The participants are Florian Bogner, Louis d’Heudieres, Andrius Arutiunian & Fernanda Navarro
Then it’s off to Kiev with Nadar Ensemble! We’ll be bringing the mega cool project Lesaeserma Prokhunakis at Gogolfest on the 10th of September. Check it out: LP-Gogolfest
And in October, I get the chance to perform Stockhausen’s solo piece for Trombone Signale zur Invasion. The curtain goes up and the speakers go on at 17hr on the 8th of October in Liege, Belgium. For tickets and Info, visit: Images-Sonores
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The 7th Edition (!) of the Nadar Summer Academy starts next week in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. On the program for this year’s kids: Prins – Generation Kill, Jasper&Jasper – Quakea, Walshe – A Sensitive Number for the Laydeez, & Schubert – Laplace Tiger.
Thomas R. Moore 