« Miniature » : ils jouent comme des grands !

Strange, cute, or colorful, they overflowed with music to share. Straight from their toy box, a toy piano, a triangle, and a whole bunch of small instruments broke free from their toy image. With the help of Pascal Meyer and Guy Frisch, they took center stage with as much majesty as Melanie Loureiro’s caterpillars, cocoons, and butterflies to finally make themselves heard.

The program conceived by Pascal Meyer and Guy Frisch sensitively and precisely guided the audience through the sonic experiments of John Cage, the meditative trance of Pauline Oliveros, and the enchanting solo for triangle by Alvin Lucier. Between smiles, laughter, and moments of introspection, the audience was able to glimpse a part of the diversity of approaches in contemporary music. In this room with pastel carpet, the instruments, musicians, and audience began to play together with the invisible waves of music that had become almost palpable.

The programme

Nicolaus A. Huber (DE* 1939)
Clash Music (1988)
Christopher Adler (US*1972)
The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart (2015)
Monica Pierce (CA* 1984)
Smart Aleck (2011)
John Cage (US* 1912-1992)
Music for Amplified Toy Pianos (1960)
Pauline Oliveros (US* 1932-2016)
Sonic Meditations XII: One Word (1974)
Alvin Lucier (US* 1931-2021)
Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra (1988)
Karlheinz Essl (AT *1960)
Kalimba (2005)
Tom Johnson (US* 1939)
Eggs and Baskets (1987)

Curator:
Pascal Meyer

With:
Pascal Meyer, toy piano
Guy Frisch, percussion

See you next time!
This concert poetically marks the last episode of the year for our self-produced concert series, « Lucilin in the City. » See you at the Drescherhaus Cultural Center in Dommeldange on January 28 at 5:00 PM for the next episode!

Photos: © Alfonso Salgueiro