Untitled #275 – Feb. 14, 2015
Francisco López (Spain) & Reinier van Houdt (Netherlands)
Saturday, February 14, 2015; 8PM
Doors at 7PM, FREE pre-show chat at 7:15PM
Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour Street, 2nd floor)
Untitled #275 is an unorthodox piano concert composition created by Spanish composer and sound artist Francisco López, and Dutch pianist Reinier van Houdt. Presented in two movements, the piece moves from mechanically-prepared piano, to electronically-mutated piano.
Drawing on a range of aesthetic references, from early 20th century avant-garde to late 20th century electronic industrial music, the first movement is performed live on piano without electronics, following an intricate mapping of prepared and non-prepared keys, while the second evolves recordings of the first movement into an electronic, multi-channel, immersive sound work.
“…like being in a particularly demented clock maker’s workshop…” – Musique Machine
