Wilma Pistorius: Sakura, Secret Compartment, A.D.A. 

Sunday, 10 November 2024   |   11:30 - 24:30

Wilma Pistorius: Sakura, Secret Compartment, A.D.A. 

A concert for toy piano and cello? This curious combo is very rarely seen on concert stages. South African cellist Wilma Pistorius and Australian pianist Anne Veinberg are both active in the Netherlands. Together they created an intimate concert experience for the tiny toy piano and the indestructible cello. The focus is on Secret Compartment, an interactive work for toy pianos and music box by composer and cellist Wilma Pistorius.

The composer’s musical material is interwoven with improvisations and coincidental elements during the concert. The public lends a helping hand. Just before the concert, visitors are invited to determine the course of the music in a special way. Pistorius based her composition on the meditative Zen philosophy and Charles Messier’s historical list of astronomical objects (from Big Dipper to Orion) from 1794. 

Pistorius and Veinberg take the audience on a soothing and personal sound journey. In addition to work by Pistorius, the duo also plays music by Veinberg and John Cage’s legendary silent work 4’33’.

Programme

Wilma Pistorius – Secret Compartment
Wilma Pistorius – mvt II from ‘A.D.A.’
Anne Veinberg – Untitled
John Cage – 4’33
Wilma Pistorius – Sakura

The concert is a part of the November Music Festival. 

  • Composer(s) Wilma Pistorius
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    - Secret Compartment 
    - A.D.A. (movement II)
    - Sakura 

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Wilma Pistorius cello, Anne Veinberg toy piano

Date

Nov 10 2024
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Time

11:30 - 12:30

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Location

Den Bosch, Theater Artemis
Den Bosch, Theater Artemis
Predikheerenpoort 50, 5211 NK 's-Hertogenbosch
Website
https://artemis.nl

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