Apr
23
with Wouter Snoei & Arnout Hulskamp
Wed April 23rd, 2014
7:00PM
Main Space
Minimum Age: All Ages
Doors Open: 6:00PM
Show Time: 7:00PM
Event Ticket: $15
Day of Show: $20
free for members
Gwyneth Wentink, harpsoloist and collaborative artist, is known for her versitale and groundbreaking projects which define her as a first class innovator . As an international acclaimed harp player, Wentink is the winner of among others, the Dutch Music Award, the highest distinction awarded to musicians in The Netherlands, the prestigious Israel Harp Competition and the first harpist to win Young Concert Artist in New York. Gwyneth will present a hybrid of styles in a multi disciplinary program with compositions all written by Dutch composers.
Gwyneth Wentink – Harp
Wouter Snoei – Composer and electronic musician
Arnout Hulskamp – Visual artist
PROGRAM (subject to change):
Michiel Mensingh – Style Wars IV
(1975) for harp & electronics
Wouter Snoei – Trio
(1977) for two performers & electronics
Simeon ten Holt – Canto Ostinato
(1923-2012) by Canto Ostinato Audio Visual
Canto Ostinato Audio Visual is an audio-visual performance with harp, electronica and visuals, based on the groundbreaking composition ‘Canto Ostinato’. Gwyneth Wentink (harp), Wouter Snoei (electronica) and Arnout Hulskamp (visuals) respond to each other on stage using their instruments and selfdeveloped software, determining who takes the lead according to the codes of ‘Canto Ostinato’.
Canto Ostinato Audio Visual takes place on the fascinating intersection between music, visual art and technology, and provides a unique experience for all the senses. Interaction and improvisation are the foundation of the composition; every performance is different.
This revolutionary arrangement of Canto is an ode to the famous Dutch composer of minimal music, Simeon ten Holt
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TABLE SEATING POLICY
Table seating for all seated shows is reserved exclusively for ticket holders who purchase “Table Seating” tickets. By purchasing a “Table Seating” ticket you agree to also purchase a minimum of two food and/or beverage items per person. Table seating is first come, first seated. Please arrive early for the best choice of available seats. Seating begins when doors open. Tables are communal so you may be seated with other patrons. We do not take table reservations.
A standing room area is available by the bar for all guests who purchase “Standing Room” tickets. Food and beverage can be purchased at the bar but there is no minimum purchase required in this area.
All tickets sales are final. No refund or credits.
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Gwyneth Wentink – Style Wars
Wouter Snoei
Wouter Snoei graduated as Master in Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. He took his first steps in the music scene as a dance producer, earning him De Grote Prijs van Nederland (Dance) in 1997. As a composer of contemporary electro-acoustic music he worked with ensembles like Calefax Reed Quintet, VocalLAB, Slagwerk Den Haag, and received the Matthijs Vermeulen Incentive Prize for young composers. Snoei is a renowned performer and sound-director of electronic works by composers such as Luigi Nono and Pièrre Boulez.
He developed the software of the internationally acclaimed Wave Field Synthesis system of the Game of Life Foundation, a revolutionary system that allows sounds to ‘travel’ through a space in an entirely new way.
Wouter Snoei official site
Arnout Hulskamp
Arnout Hulskamp (1978) studied at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht and made a name for himself with his Open Wound software, which enabled him to compose expressionist glitch video. His original work resulted in a residency at TrouwAmsterdam and performances worldwide. With his platform for (interactive) light and video installations, aaiqu (all art is quite useless), he worked for clients like TEDxAmsterdam, the Zuiderzeemuseum and Rabobank. Since 2013 Hulskamp has been collaborating with Christopher Gabriel using the moniker Children of the Light, creating abstract and highly spherical scenographies using decor, light, haze, reflections and animations. Insiders characterized their work as game changing. Hulskamp was twice awarded the Gouden Reiger award.
Arnout Hulskamp official site