Happening for Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ entrance hall, 2023
for Echoes of Nothing concert series, performed by Elizabete
Performing outside the concert hall is a practice to which I am deeply dedicated. Populating the life around us with creativity is one of my callings as a composer.
When I received an invitation to create a work for Echoes of Nothing concert series for Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ building, I was immediately drawn to large stairs of the entrance hall.
In this composition the mass and monumental quality of the stairs walked hand in hand with the slow tempo and unity of one process - walking (up) away.
from rehearsal in Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
As I was working on this composition,
I noticed that the stairs reminded me of
sea waves.
from rehearsal at a beach in Latvia
The composition was given title Currents of Devotion, underlying both the nature of cycles in any process, as well as the dedication to ones duty.
(Video footage of the live performance was recorded by George Demetriou and Lisa Weyrauther. The video posted is a compilation of the excerpts from the premiere).
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