Jose Moura ( Electric Bass and midi); Danny Barret (Cello); Jasmin Lalande ( Sax and flute); Denise Puricelli (piano , keys); Gregor Kitzis (violin, viola); Javier Diaz and John Ostrowski (Percussion)
Influences
Vlla-Lobos, Jobim, Hermeto, Pixinguinha, Ferneyhough, Lachnmann, Sciarrino, Boulez, Stockhausen, Ligeti, Berio, Webern, Debussy, Ravel, Joao Gilberto, Velha guarda da Portela (samba), Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Leo Brower, Zappa, Beatles, Floyd, all jazz, Cecil Taylor, Balinese Music, Sérgio and Eduardo Abreu (guitar tops), Middle Eastern music, Beckett, Nelson Rodrigues, Drummond, João Cabral de Mello Neto, Fernando Pessoa, Joyce, Cummings, Pound, Gullar, Augusto de Campos, Manuel de Barros,... (to be completed later)
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, composer/singer/guitarist Arthur Kampela has been described as a "Brazilian Frank Zappa." Coming of age in the post-Bossa Nova era, his music was influenced by the Tropicalismo movement - a politically-oriented fusing of Brazilian popular and experimental music - and Western avant-garde tendencies. His compositions have been performed at international festivals of New Music, and he has won two major South American composition competitions (Caracas and Uruguay, respectively). His hybrid music can be heard in clubs, halls and underground venues in Brazil and New York. Kampela is also one of the true innovators of contemporary guitar music. With his series of "Percussion Studies" for solo guitar, he has created an entirely new playing technique for the guitar: the "tapping technique" which combines traditional techniques with noise-oriented, percussive effects. The New York Times has written: "Extraordinary pieces ... Kampela's effects were fascinatingly inventive. The best was his use of a spoon to give the guitar a wavery, underwater sound." Kampela's band includes (NY): Jose Moura (bass M.B.Band guy!); Dan Barrett (cello), Denise puricelli (piano) Gregor Kitzis (violin/viola) and Javier Diaz, and John Ostrowski (percussion). My piece " Antropofagia" for electric guitar and large chamber ensemble was premiered this past year in Germany, Stuttgart, by the Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin (KNM) at the World Music Days (ISCM 2006). I just came back from Strasbourg (June 2007) after 2 very successful premieres: "Percussion Study V" for viola alla chitarra and electroacoustic sounds and "Elastics" for flute, guitar and electroacoustic sounds (Mario Caroli, flute(s), Pablo Marquez, guitar and viola) both members of the fantastic Ensemble LINEA of Strasbourg. The premiere happened at the Museum of Modern Art, in a great setting, and concluded the program with "Microphonie" of Stockhausen! After the show, I and my bass player Jose Moura went on to play at another venue: the theater 'Hall des Chars'; the show included my pop-hybrid avant-Bossas-Novas, atonal sambas & lots of my more complex contemporary pieces in the mix. I will keep you posted!... AK
Fala Galera!! Confiram o clipe de "Às Vezes" da banda Stellabella, trilha sonora da série "Beijo, me Liga" que rola de 2a a 6a feira no Canal Multishow!!!! Lembrando que o clipe estréia na MTV, dia 15/11 no LAB BR!
Encuentro Internacional de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI Buenos Aires 2009 Una ola de diversidad sonora contemporánea llega a Buenos Aires nuevamente
Del 20 al 25 de octubre en el Centro Cultural Recoleta de la ciudad de Buenos Aires tendrá lugar una muestra de las más diversas expresiones sonoras de la escena contemporánea en la 2ª edición del Encuentro Internacional de Arte Sonoro Tsonami Buenos Aires 2009
8 conciertos, performances, obras multimedia y una exposición permanente de Instalaciones Sonoras, convergiendo así trabajos de artistas Nacionales e Internacionales de diversas estéticas y trayectorias que toman el trabajo del sonido como eje principal.
El Encuentro de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI es una plataforma Independiente, de difusión del trabajo de artistas Latinoamericanos y de intercambio con producciones del resto del mundo vinculadas a las Artes Sonoras. TSONAMI es además un punto de encuentro transdisciplinario en torno al arte contemporáneo y la temática del sonido.
How are you, Arthur Kampela? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to wish you a happy September & hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios for now! Pablo
PIERROT LUNAIRE INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2010
Composers from all over the world without age limitation - are invited to present works for the Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien ®. This competition for chamber works will be open to composers of all nationalities.
Deadline for entries: January 31, 2010 (certified by the post office stamp)
Instruments: The compositions submitted for the competition must use ONLY the following instruments, either together or in sectors, involving a minimum of 2 performers and a maximum of 5, without conductor and without vocal participation.
Flute (single performer including piccolo, G alto flute) Clarinet in B-flat (single performer including A-clarinet and B-flat bass clarinet) Violin (single performer) Cello (single performer) Piano (single performer)
Prize for the winning Composition 1.Prize: Euro 5.000,- and minimum three performances by the Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien ® during its 2010-2011 international concert tour season.
Hi there! The Danish composer Per Nørgård's music has been much on my mind the past few years. Arguably the most important now living Scandinavian composer also has a remarkable output for the guitar. I spent a couple of years working with the composer on this repertoire, spanning from 1973 to 2000, in order to embrace the emerging performance practice associated with his work.
I have just uploaded 10 new tracks, all taken from "Tales From the North", my double CD box with the complete guitar works of Danish composer Per Nørgård. Also, in my latest blog you will find recent reviews of this release.
For further reading about the composer, this is an excellent website, with articles by a series of scholars and performers that have dedicated much study to his work:
The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami” calls for sound artists, composers, performers, instrumentists and ensembles, to submit Works to be performed at the Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami 2009 that will take place October 20th-25th 2009, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI” its a showcase and exchange platform for the work of national and international artists that gather around sound in its many manifestations; Music, Performance, Multimedia, Sound Installations, and other manifestations that don..t have a place in mainstream or traditional communications media, and that does not pursue commercial or lucrative ends.
Fala colega! Valeu o comentário...I'm working on it! Temos que continuar o diálogo vida-musica logo, com um vinho etc... Voce deve estar trabalhando bastante na peça do New York Phill (agora não vou mais guardar o segredo, pois já saiu o edital!). Você é de longe o melhor compositor que eles escolheram...vai ser uma clínica onde a louca chama criativa vai esmagar o conformismo estético. Quebra tudo!
Hey Arthur! William Lane here... How's everything going? I hope well. I'll be in NYC next week- would be great to meet up- and if you're free, here's an invitation to the event I'm organizing:
Click on the image for more information! With all best wishes, William
