Belgian Ensemble Hopper invites the audience on an ecstatic journey through the overwhelming, powerful, somewhat psychedelic waves of sounds that blossom infinitely, and the textures that rise obsessively in the works of James O'Callaghan and Pierre Slinckx.
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Program
James O'Callaghan: Of definitions of "Ground"
for flute, clarinet, viola, electric guitar and electronics
Of definitions of "Ground" plays with rhythmic disruptions bathed in a buzz noise - the "ground" notably transcribed on the guitar - and leaves ample room for improvisation framed by a rigorous composition.
Pierre Slinckx: H#1|2|3|4
H#1|2|3|4 is a cycle in four parts with colossal dimensions, extremely rich and abundant orchestration that continues to rise in a renewed climax with each measure.
Participants
Ensemble Hopper
- François Deppe (direction)
- Albane Tamagna (flute)
- Rudy Mathey (clarinet)
- Sara Picavet (piano)
- Jérôme Fagnoul (percussion)
- François Couvreur (guitar)
- Roxane Leuridan (violin)
- Nathalie Angélique (alto)
- Ian-Elfinn Rosiu (cello)
- Pierre Slinckx (bells)
Ensemble Hopper arose from the desire of young musicians of the Liège Conservatory to perform and circulate the music of their entourage.
A variable-geometry ensemble, Hopper performs frequently in Belgium and abroad. It has fruitful collaborations with various institutions such as the Henri Pousseur Center, the Composers’ Forum, and with talented performers and composers. Such direct partnerships are as much the guarantee of a settling in the current musical life as of an authenticity of performance.
Hopper is supported by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and is in residence at the Liège Conservatory since September 2016 and at the Composers’ Forum in 2019 and 2020. It is unanimously hailed for its cohesion, the closeness and the musical intelligence of its performances as well as for the happiness to play together that it communicates.