neuma
neuma
—Treva
Details
Flute quartet neuma presents a programme exploring the tonal richness and expressive possibilities of these instruments through a variety of musical styles, combining classical masterpieces with contemporary music. Comprising Estela Córcoles, Alejandra Villalobos, Anna Pujol and Raquel Díaz, the ensemble is known for its distinctive sound and imaginative approach to performance, extending beyond the traditional concert format. The programme opens with Claude Debussy’s celebrated Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, in an arrangement by the quartet that reveals new dimensions of the original work’s rich orchestral colours. Debussy’s masterpiece also inspires a new composition by Helena Cánovas, receiving its world premiere at this concert. The evening also features Jordi Cornudella’s Tres peces blaves, Lotta Wennäkoski’s Glimt, skymt and Steve Reich’s Vermont Counterpoint.
Rest: 1 1 v. intr. [LC] To cease exercising, working or engaging in an activity in order to relieve fatigue. (Dictionary of the Catalan Language of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans)
We close our eyes. Images begin to blur, and thoughts drift along paths that lead nowhere. Sounds come and go, scenes we cannot quite hold on to, fragments of something that may never have happened. Everything floats in an undefined space, somewhere between what is and what seems to be.
Perhaps this is what it means to rest: to let things happen without us. To have nowhere to go. To be nothing at all. For a moment, to fall out of step with the rhythm of everything that demands our attention. An almost political act.
Performers
neuma, original concept
Estela Córcoles, flute
Alejandra Villalobos, flute, alto flute and bass flute
Anna Pujol, flute and piccolo
Raquel Díaz, flute and alto flute
Roger Badia, stage direction and set design
Elena Baliarda, artistic and movement consultant
Nio Roca, costume design
Helena Cánovas, sound design
Damià Duran, sound technician
Borja Muñoz, lighting technician
Pol Montserrat, photography
Gina Fainé, poster design
Nerea Bello, production
A production by neuma, with the support of INAEM
Program
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (arrangement by Helena Cánovas)
Dormir desperta (absolute premiere)
Tres peces blaves
Vermont counterpoint