Happy to contribute to this special album release:
‘Vanishing Point collects three works for the musicians of Ensemble Klang by Maya Verlaak (Belgium, 1990). Interactive scores, musical puzzles, lead to unique sonic encounters for performers and listeners. The title track, for percussion solo and live electronics, explores the point at which a resonance disappears, where sound becomes pure ambience. It typifies a form of fragile open-mindedness, present in all three works, that exposes the humanity of Verlaak’s musical process, a humanity that holds control and chaos in a constant state of suspense. The album is released as CD, as well as online with complete videos of all three works, and context notes by Belgian music philosopher Tomas Serrien.’
1 Roulette (2021) [7’00]
for piano (Saskia Lankhoorn), electric guitar (Pete Harden) & electronics
2 Vanishing Point (2022) [12’00]
for solo percussion (Joey Marijs) & electronics
3 Conditions (2023) [31’00]
for live sextet, pre-recorded sextet & electronics
Album release party at Gaudeamus, Utrecht Sunday Sept 8. Tickets here
Order album on Bandcamp: https://ensembleklangartist.bandcamp.com/album/vanishing-point-maya-verlaak
credits:
releases September 8, 2024
Erik-Jan de With, saxophones
Tom Sanderman, saxophones
Anton van Houten, trombones
Joey Marijs, percussion
Saskia Lankhoorn, piano and keyboards
Pete Harden, electric guitar
Micha de Kanter, sound & recording
Ensemble Klang Records Nr 19
Ensemble Klang Records is a production of Stichting Ensemble Klang which is financially supported by the City of The Hague and the Performing Arts Fund NL. Roulette, Vanishing Point & Conditions were all commissioned by Ensemble Klang and created as part of Maya Verlaak’s Associate Maker project between 2021 and 2024. license all rights reserved.
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