Korzo

Club Korzo

Event in the past.
Fri 17 Oct

Multiple voices from nature

Makers Gross & Schouten feat. Kerwin Rolland
Duration 60 min

Where Nature Speaks in Sound

Multiple Voices from Nature explores how nature, humanity, and technology can find harmony through sound. Bass clarinet, cello, and electronics embody three perspectives on the natural world: the inaudible life of the night, the illusion of acoustic spaces, and the whispering traces of field recordings.

The concert invites the audience to listen differently — to nature, to one another, and to the resonances of our shared environment.

Janco Verduin – From dusk till dawn: the hidden world of Pipistrellus Pipistrellus.

“I wanted to make the inaudible of the night audible.” Have you ever come across those signs saying: Do not enter – nature reserve? Well, according to composer Janco, Korzo is transformed into such a reserve, and we find ourselves right in the middle of it. We hear the swifts swooping around at sunset in search of their nests, and the bats that awaken when the moon appears, hunting for insects. But here, all of that is imitated by bass clarinet, cello, electronics, and objects. The musicians mix neuroscience with theatrical music, allowing us to feel those low tones deep in our bellies.

 

Peter Jakober – Werk

Can you really believe your ears? In Werk, bass clarinet, cello, and electronic sounds merge into a special listening space—one where you don’t always see who is playing what, or where the sounds are coming from. Live and recorded sounds intertwine, giving the listener a truly different auditory experience. This play with acoustics and expectation creates a layered, almost hallucinatory sensation: you hear musical lines that seem to respond to one another, without actually being connected. The result is a thrilling soundscape where your ears take over from your eyes.

 

Kerwin Rolland & Fie Schouten – Multiple Voices

This summer, Fie Schouten and Kerwin Rolland will be working during a residency at the Van Doesburg House in Paris on the piece that will be performed this evening. It is filled with field recordings, live electronics, and acoustic instruments. As in the works of Peter Jakober and Janco Verduin, the focus is on an equality between acoustic instruments and (live) electronics—sometimes as distinct entities, sometimes nearly indistinguishable. Either way, it is certainly something that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and cellist Katharina Gross have formed a duo since 2022. They focus on contemporary music with a preference for low sounds, special sound combinations and theatrical elements. They have performed in several countries and regularly collaborate with guest musicians and young composers. They also give masterclasses and workshops, with which they share their passion for new music and bring innovative performances.  

This French artist and performer combines art, music, sound and science in imaginative projects such as marine operas and compositions that appeal to your senses. With a background in acoustics and neuroscience, he searches for new forms of experience. His work has been shown in places such as the Palais de Tokyo and Villa Medici, and he collaborates with various artists and institutions from his home in Paris. 

Performers: Katharina Gross, Fie Schouten, Kerwin Rolland 

This concert is part of the Basklarinet Festijn and is supported by FPK, AFK, BNG, the Cultuurfonds. 

Club Korzo

Event in the past.
Fri 17 Oct

Multiple voices from nature