Friendly Takeover 10 – João Carlos Pacheco

João Carlos Pacheco first came into contact with Iannis Xenakis' «Kassandra» in 2007. What a phenomenal and powerful piece of music, what a dramatic story and how relevant for our times. He was thrilled and wanted to perform it ever since, but the opportunity never presented itself because the singers never seemed to be as interested as he was. This finally changed when he met Pascal Zurek last February and one of the first things he asked João was: ««Have you ever played «Cassandra»? Would you like to play it?»»

To complete the programme, João will open the folder «Los(t) Pachecos» on his computer. There he stores musical leftovers for which there is no purpose yet: Improvisations with instruments, journeys with modular systems, sound extravaganzas, even interpretations of open scores by ‘real’ composers. It's a kind of acoustic junkyard and every now and then he sifts through it and discovers exactly the right sound for a particular situation. Let's see what sounds he finds for this friendly takeover.

On this evening, Strotter Inst. becomes the sound keeper of the Bar du Nord: Strotter Inst. creates dense sound and rhythm structures live with prepared turntables. The spectrum ranges from soundscapes to polyrhythmic eruptions. The anachronistic sound bodies play optically and acoustically. Analogue processing makes current sound structures comprehensible. Processed records and modified pickups are used, e.g. with violin strings or sewing needles.

With

João Carlos Pacheco, Pascal Zurek, Strotter Inst.

Program

Concerthall: Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001): Kassandra (1987); João Carlos Pacheco (*1988): Los(t) Pachecos - untitled3 (2024)
Bar du Nord: Strotter Inst.

Prices

CHF 35.-/25.-/15.- (free choice at the box office or in advance)
Free admission applies to persons with residence permit N, F or S. / CHF 5.- students of the Hochschule für Musik FHNW and the Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel / CHF 10.- members Colourkey and children under 12 years.

Links

→ joaocarlospacheco.com
→ strotter.org