composer, pianist, improviser
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OWRSI: T__hr__n, premiere
Nader and I frequently use OWRSI as a sandbox in two senses. The obvious is the compositional sandbox, where we try to question and experiment with musical form in a reactive, in-the-moment manner that is not always possible within formal, academic composition practices. The second sense is the social one. T__hr__n is a spiritual successor…
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Street Scene at Bureau Europa, Maastricht
After languishing for four years, a premiere for Street Scene was finally curated by Remco Beckers as part of the finnisage weekend for Frozen Music/Bevroren Muziek. An open workshop was planned to be conducted by me in collaboration with Nader Adabnejad, followed by a public performance. Event page (archive) from Bureau Europa. Photography by Moniek…
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‘Queer Desire is Wild; I am a Deer’ by Nilbar Güreş
No 1 from the Impressions series commissioned by the Van Abbemuseum. View the original painting here. How can music and art represent the drama of sexual repression? Nilbar Güreş explores this important topic in a theatrical, symbolic, and playful way. Her painting features a few vivid and meaningful symbols: A deer having sex with a…