In 2011 I started commissioning new solo guitar pieces from composers I met while living in New York. On April 25th I'll present a second showcase at Logos in Ghent. (The first was on March 3rd at Exapno in Brooklyn) in which I'll premiere three pieces written by Paul Clift, Aaron Einbond and Rama Gottfried and an additional piece by Christopher Trapani to finalize the program. All pieces are written for solo acoustic guitar, with or without amplification/electronics, but at the same time they also show each composer’s personal and particular approach to the instrument. These different approaches lead to restringing the guitar to accommodate an extreme scordatura, to play it on a table using all kinds of objects going from a metal slide to a milk frother, to bring out the most subtle and soft microscopical sounds using extreme amplification, or deconstructing a classic New Orleans R&B tune...
Program:
Paul Clift - 1950c
Aaron Einbond - Silent Screen
Rama Gottfried - Spindle
Christopher Trapani - Really Coming Down
The concert will be at the Logos Tetrahedron (Bomastraat 26/28 9000 Gent) and starts at 20:00!
more info on the logos website or on the Facebook event!
This program has been made possible with the support of the Flemish Community and the Harry and Alice Eiler Foundation.