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photo above: Jan Gates: live performance in Vancouver/Music on Main
MUTED in MAY 2019
3 cities in the Netherlands: DHG-ROTT-AMS
DEN HAAG | THE HAGUE
Friday 17 May @20.00 Korzo theater
tickets here
tix: We are Public
ROTTERDAM
Saturday 18 May @14.00 & 16.00 ROAM - Rotterdam Art Music Festival Classical:NEXT
venue: AVL Mundo, produced De Doelen tickets here
14.00 tickets here
16.00 tickets here
AMSTERDAM
Saturday 25 May @15.00 & 17.00 Kleine zaal, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, Louis Andriessen Festival
15.00 tickets here
17.00 tickets here
MUTED is a collective work by 4 composers — Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Louis Andriessen
Stage design & lighting: Floriaan Ganzevoort, & Isabel Nielen / Theatermachine
Creators, whisperviolin: Bas Maas & MARCEL WANDERS
"The composers involved explain that “Muted” isn’t necessarily difficult for audiences to hear. [Michael] Gordon said concertgoers just need to pay closer attention. He likens it to stepping into a dimly lit room and adjusting your eyes until you can see clearly once again..." The Wall Street Journal
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the latest about an incredible work's completion...
Luthier Bas Maas and designer Marcel Wanders have created an entirely new, lower-decibel instrument, a ‘whisperviolin,’ inspired by and loosely modeled on the ‘pochette,’ created to explore the world of quieter sounds.
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a few of the violins used in MUTED. photo: Jan Gates
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MUTED in the press
New York Times reviews MUTED
The Wall Street Journal Philharmonic Dials Down Music to a ‘Whisper’
New York Times: MUTED on the top of the list
6 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend
The Georgia Straight, Vancouver CA: Diagnosis sends violin star Monica Germino in search of softer sounds at PuSh fest
De Volkskrant: Violiste Monica Germino kan door speciaal voor haar geschreven zachte stukken weer spelen
NRC Handelsblad: 10 jarige Red Sofa opent met Monica Germino’s zachtaardige viool
The Washington Times
Oberon’s Grove
Broadwayworld.com announcements & here
New York Philharmonic press release
VIDEO
Music on Main about MUTED
Podium Witteman, live: fragment van MUTED
Full broadcast: Podium Witteman
The New York Times --Anthony Tommasini
The violinist Monica Germino in "Muted," presented by the Philharmonic at National Sawdust in Brooklyn.
"... the impressive and courageous violinist Monica Germino gave the American premiere of “Muted,” a 40-minute, musical-theatrical work written for her by four composers: Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Louis Andriessen.
Ms. Germino was a champion of contemporary music, including experimental works with percussion and electronics, when, a few years ago, she was diagnosed with a hearing condition that rendered her extremely sensitive to sound. She must avoid exposure to high volume of any kind.
“Muted” was the response of four composer colleagues. The piece involves very soft sounds played on an array of violins, from traditional to experimental, and used various standard mutes (brass pieces fitted on the bridge of the instrument to muffle sound). During parts of ”Muted,” Ms. Germino also sang or spoke fanciful texts by Don Marquis and moved around a central, light-projecting circular tower of aluminum rings (designed by Floriaan Ganzevoort).
While wistful, the music shifts through moods and styles that alternately suggest tender folk songs, gently swaying dances, bursts of hushed busyness, bluesy melodies, even twangy hints of hoedown. “Muted” may be the quietest piece ever written for violin, but it was riveting in this intimately powerful performance."
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The Wall Street Journal - A violinist with a sensitivity to sound will perform ‘Muted,’ a special, quieter piece for audiences in Brooklyn
Violinist Monica Germino performs on a frame violin, which is quieter than a traditional violin, at New York’s Lincoln Center. A caveat: the audio in the video segment is louder than in performance
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more about MUTED
MUTED has its roots in the reaction from composers to my high sensitivity to sound and having to cut down the amount of decibels pouring into my ears. Many of you know that I used to play some fairly hard-hitting music, much of it newly commissioned. And as Mehitabel* would say, “I have no regrets!” For those who want to know everything: click the button below or read more about the inside story here
*parts of MUTED borrow from the masterpiece Archy & Mehitabel by Don Marquis
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**Cast of credits, MUTED
Commissioners
De Doelen, Rotterdam (Neil Wallace, Executive Producer)
Oranjewoud Festival, Oranjewoud
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York
Music on Main, Vancouver
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Partners and presenters
Wonderfeel Festival
Korzo, Den Haag
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam
November Music, Den Bosch
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With thanks to
Michael Gordon, Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Louis Andriessen
MassMoCA, Massachusetts, USA
Kenny Savelson, Bang on a Can All-Stars
Phillipa Thompson, Bang on a Can Summer Festival
Vera Kuiper, Dutch Consulate, New York
Neil Wallace, Programme Director, de Doelen
Bas Maas, luthier
Marcel Wanders, designer
Niek Versfeld and Jaap Peter Kronemeijer, Audiologisch Centrum Hilversum
Stijn Hoogeboom, Oorwerk, Hilversum
Bas Andriessen, filmmaker
Jacqueline & Serge Stam, Stam Vioolbouw
Fonds Podiumkunsten / Foundation for the Performing Arts NL
photos Jan Gates, Anne Reinke, Lucas Kemper
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