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26 Apr
Minimal Rave
Go wild during this special King’s Night event: Minimal Rave, and dance to the music of Philip Glass and Louis Andriessen.
This seatless concert in the Conservatoriumzaal of Amare in The Hague has the makings of an unforgettable experience. For starters, you will be emerged in the most beautiful minimal music by Philip Glass, after which it is time to party to the rhythmic, energetic Hoketus by our own celebrated, Dutch star-composer Louis Andriessen.
“The real innovation in Similar Motion is its sense of drama. The earlier pieces were meditative, steady-state pieces that established a mood and stayed there. But Similar Motion starts with one voice, then adds another playing a fourth above the original line, and then another playing a fourth below the original line, and finally a bass line kicks in to complete the sound. As each new voice enters, there is a dramatic change in the music.”
– Philip Glass
Hoketus
In Hoketus, the foundational element is the hocket technique. This technique, in use since the Middle-Ages, is characterised by the division of the notes of a melody over multiple performers. In Hoketus, the ensemble is split up in two identical groups (consisting of panflute, tenor saxophone, Fender piano, piano and conga‘s), which don’t play simultaneously but rather complement each other. However, there is a catch: Hoketus, in terms of harmony and melody offers a more spiced-up variant of Amerrican minimalism.
Partners
HIIIT, Ensemble Klang, New European Ensemble
Philip Glass
Music in Similar Motion
Louis Andriessen
Hoketus
David Kweksilber saxophone
Laurens de Boer piano
Saskia Lankhoorn piano
Pauline Post piano
Tim Sabel piano
Pete Harden bass guitar
Mark Haanstra bass guitar
Joey Marijs percussion