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Figures d’espace

Annette Vande Gorne

Figures d’espace has been performed in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Arc-et-Senans, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Bowling Green, Brussels, Cologne, Crest, Graz, Lisbon, Louvain-la-Neuve, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Moissac, Montréal, Namur, Ohain, Paris, Saint-Denis, San Francisco, Santiago, Seattle, Toronto and Vienna…

To Claude Lenners

Aerial or blocked space, in movement or static, in contrasting colours, materials and movements… but what does ‘space’ mean? Here, each part requests a ‘complimentary soul’ from the performer at the mixing board, a certain virtuosity. In the tradition of the classical study or prelude, the piece has been designed as an instrumental gesture, as space figures conditioning the gestural answer of the performer.

Annette Vande Gorne [English translation: François Couture, ix-07]


Figures d’espace was realized in 2004 at the Métamorphoses d’Orphée studio of Musiques & Recherches in Ohain (Belgium), and premiered on November 20, 2004 during the Rainy Days festival at Villa Louvigny (Luxembourg). The piece was commissioned by Noise Watchers Unlimited. Thanks to Claude Lenners.

Premiere

  • November 20, 2004, Rainy Days 2004: Concert final du stage de spatialisation, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Details

Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49
stereo fixed medium

Movements

Calendar

Broadcasts

Date Work Programme
March 1, 2008 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Radio Horizon 93.9 FM (South Africa)
December 18, 2008 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Zeit-Ton: Packendes Raumklangerlebnis / ÖRF Radio Österreich 1 (Austria)
January 13, 2009 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Moacrealsloa / Radio Panik 105.4 (Belgium)
April 10, 2012 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Électromania / France Musique (France)
September 16, 2012 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Martian Gardens / WMUA 91.1 FM (USA)
May 11, 2015 Annette Vande Gorne, Figures d’espace (2004), 13:49 Les territoires du son / Radio Saint Ferréol (France)