14-03-2014 – Concert micro-tonalités – Jean-Paul Wittek : Tender is the night

14-03-2014 – Concert micro-tonalités – Jean-Paul Wittek : Tender is the night

Braine-l’Alleud > Académie de Musique > 20:00

Jean-Paul Wittek and Myriam Pierre play, with two pianos, ‘Three quarter-tone piece’ of Charles Ives (leading North American composer, crossing sound research, contrapuntal writing and popular loans) and some extracts of ‘24 preludes quarter-tone (op.22)’ of Ivan Wyschnegradsky (French composer of Russian origin, who worked on the micro-intervals). Astrid Gallez (flute) plays a piece of her composition ‘Kâlî la noire’ and ‘Solo’ (three kinds of flutes) of John Cage. Astrid Gallez also plays with Myriam Pierre, ‘Garak’ by Korean composer Isang Yun (for flute and piano). Jean-Paul Wittek plays in solo some excerpts of the ‘Rings light’ (for two pianos tuned ¼ tone interval – one running) of Alain Louvier (contemporary French composer who worked on the renewal of piano technique).

in the framework of Résonances – les arts sonores en Brabant Wallon

  • 5€ / free entrance for the members of « les Mercredis de la Musique », l’École des Arts, Académie de Musique and the École des Arts students.
  • Académie de Musique, 49 rue du Château, Braine l’Alleud
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