MusicTalk
Vortrag/Podium
Gespräch. Mit John Butcher
In der Reihe «MusicTalks» kommen Expertinnen und Experten zu Wort. Mit Vorträgen und in Gesprächen regen sie zum Nachdenken über Musik an, eröffnen neue Hörperspektiven oder zeigen Hintergründe zu musikalischen Ereignissen auf, die das Erleben von Musik noch intensiver gestalten können.
Leaving the Stage (in englischer Sprache)
Reaching the world outside is an emotional necessity that should sometimes be taken literally. Playing in non-concert settings opens up realms of acoustics, atmospheres and listening that improvisation is uniquely able to explore - making music for a space rather than in a space. The talk will look at performances in locations ranging from deep inside the hollow Utsunomiya Mountain in Japan, and a Scottish mausoleum (with the longest reverberation time for a human-made building), to the 5000 year old Standing Stones of Stenness, and the Hill of James Magee in the West Texas desert.
Born in Brighton and living in London, John Butcher is a legendary saxophonist whose work ranges through improvisation, his own compositions, multitracked pieces and explorations with feedback, unusual acoustics and non-concert locations. He is well known as a solo performer who attempts to engage with a sense of place. Resonant Spaces, for example, is a collection of performances recorded during a tour of unusual locations in Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
Butcher originally studied Physics, but after publishing a PH.D (1982) in quantum chromodynamics, Butcher left academia and took off with music. He has since collaborated with hundreds of artists, some for many decades.
Raum
Raum 250 (2. OG)
In der Reihe «MusicTalks» kommen Expertinnen und Experten zu Wort. Mit Vorträgen und in Gesprächen regen sie zum Nachdenken über Musik an, eröffnen neue Hörperspektiven oder zeigen Hintergründe zu musikalischen Ereignissen auf, die das Erleben von Musik noch intensiver gestalten können.
Leaving the Stage (in englischer Sprache)
Reaching the world outside is an emotional necessity that should sometimes be taken literally. Playing in non-concert settings opens up realms of acoustics, atmospheres and listening that improvisation is uniquely able to explore - making music for a space rather than in a space. The talk will look at performances in locations ranging from deep inside the hollow Utsunomiya Mountain in Japan, and a Scottish mausoleum (with the longest reverberation time for a human-made building), to the 5000 year old Standing Stones of Stenness, and the Hill of James Magee in the West Texas desert.
Born in Brighton and living in London, John Butcher is a legendary saxophonist whose work ranges through improvisation, his own compositions, multitracked pieces and explorations with feedback, unusual acoustics and non-concert locations. He is well known as a solo performer who attempts to engage with a sense of place. Resonant Spaces, for example, is a collection of performances recorded during a tour of unusual locations in Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
Butcher originally studied Physics, but after publishing a PH.D (1982) in quantum chromodynamics, Butcher left academia and took off with music. He has since collaborated with hundreds of artists, some for many decades.
Raum
Raum 250 (2. OG)
Eintrittspreis
Eintritt frei
Veranstalter*innen
Hochschule Luzern – Musik
