Gary Hill / Edgard Varèse
Edgard Varèse/Gary Hill
Edgard Varèse 360°
© © Gary Hill ©
Nocturnal, for soprano, Men choir and Chamber orchestra
Arcana, for orchestra
Ionisation, for 41 percussion instruments
Ecuatorial, for bass Choir, ensemble and two theremins
Density 21.5, for flute
Etude pour Espace, for Choir, ensemble and electronics,
Revised version by Chou Wen-Chung (creation in France)
Dance for Burgess, for ensemble
Déserts, for ensemble with Interpolations for magnetic band
Poème électronique, for magnetic band
Asko|Schoenberg Ensemble
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Soprano,Anu Komsi
Chœur Cappella Amsterdam
Flute,Jeannette Landré
Conductor,Peter Eötvös
Video design,Gary Hill
Space design, Gary Hill
Musical research and arrangements,Chou Wen-Chung
Lighting design,Glen D'haenens
Video Technics,Arnoud Noordegraaf
Sound Realization,Jan Panis
Costumes, Paulina Wallenberg Olsson
Edgard Varèse 360° is produced by Holland Festival/Amsterdam, coproduced with Festival d'Automne à Paris/Radio France/Salle Pleyel, le South Bank Centre/Londres and Asko|Schoenberg Ensemble
Gavigniès Society supported Chou Wen-Chung during his research ; restauration of film Poème électronique was realized with the support of Fondation "Elektronische Gedichten".
Paris concerts were realized with the support of Mécénat Musical Société Générale, Fondation Ernst von Siemens for music, Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, Sacem, Ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas and Citadines Apart’hotels
Concert recorded by France Musique
Edgard Varèse was born in France with the heritage of “old Europe” and later spent most of his adult life in the United States. He was a revolutionary force in music, willing to embrace visuals, experimentation and technology. In this European project presenting the complete works of Varèse, the American video artist Gary Hill has developed a concept for the two concerts seen as a single autonomous work, which Pierre Audi has set in space and designed for interactive dialogue involving the hall, artist, musicians and audience.