Touching Music

Description

«Touching Music» expands listening to other forms of perception. For his «Growth» cycle, Mike Svoboda is inspired by art and found sound objects. Together with the Concept Store Quartet, he creates music that combines sensory experience with questions of our present.
"Composers like Olivier Messiaen and Jean Sibelius were synesthetes who saw colors when listening to music. I myself perceive more geometric, moving shapes – and in turn, when viewing abstract art, such as by Mark Rothko, Piet Mondrian, or Agnes Martin, I often hear corresponding sounds. Art galleries are therefore an inexhaustible source of musical inspiration for me. In my «Growth» series, I imagine music that could be seen, smelled, felt, or touched. Each piece is based on a found sound object: a historical recording, a field recording, or an interview. This sound object acts like a sourdough starter: from it, the rhythmic, harmonic, or structural foundation of the respective piece emerges. The works are not traditional chamber music but are conceived as concerti – each with a member of the quartet in a leading role. The unusual instrumentation of the Concept Store Quartet opens up almost endless possibilities for a virtuosic, sensual, and also ironic handling of partly contradictory social themes such as cultural appropriation, pacifism, nostalgia, immigration, tradition, or innovation. It is not only about listening in the narrower sense. I want to address the listeners directly and encourage active emotional participation. Two of the works have already been performed multiple times by the Concept Store Quartet. Two new pieces complete the cycle." – Mike Svoboda Participants and additional information:
Alicja Pilarczyk (Violin); Pablo González Balaguer (Saxophone); Nejc Grm (Accordion); Jeanne Larrouturou (Drums); Mike Svoboda (Composition)

Highlights

• Live performance of the Concept Store Quartet
• Inspired by art and sound objects
• Connecting music with sensory experiences

General Information

«Touching Music» is an innovative music project by Mike Svoboda that combines different forms of perception. The event takes place at Gare du Nord in Basel and offers a unique musical experience that goes beyond traditional chamber music.

Location

Schwarzwaldallee 200, 4058 Basel, Switzerland

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