Multiphonics Festival | Gina Schwarz & Multiphonics 8: Way To Blue at Loft

tickets:
regular: 14,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 7,- €uro

doors: 7.30 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.00 pm CEST

Austrian jazz bassist and composer Gina Schwar – Composer in Residence 2020 & 2021 at the Multiphonics Festival in Cologne – drew inspiration for this current program from British folk singer, guitarist, and composer Nick Drake (1948–1974).
It was only after his early death that he became a cult star, and today he is admired and celebrated for the beauty, transparency, and depth of his music. Drake’s songs—released on three studio albums—are characterized by desperate melancholy as well as tenderly burgeoning hope, and were a source of inspiration and starting point for new compositional ideas for Gina Schwarz. Just as Drake structured some of his albums like a story that becomes a little more transparent and understandable with each chapter, this program can also be interpreted as a self-contained cycle....

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tickets:
regular: 14,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 7,- €uro

doors: 7.30 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.00 pm CEST

Austrian jazz bassist and composer Gina Schwar – Composer in Residence 2020 & 2021 at the Multiphonics Festival in Cologne – drew inspiration for this current program from British folk singer, guitarist, and composer Nick Drake (1948–1974).
It was only after his early death that he became a cult star, and today he is admired and celebrated for the beauty, transparency, and depth of his music. Drake’s songs—released on three studio albums—are characterized by desperate melancholy as well as tenderly burgeoning hope, and were a source of inspiration and starting point for new compositional ideas for Gina Schwarz. Just as Drake structured some of his albums like a story that becomes a little more transparent and understandable with each chapter, this program can also be interpreted as a self-contained cycle.

https://www.ginaschwarz.com/

A woodwind section comprising almost the entire clarinet family, various flutes, and a rhythm section present a powerful sound. Tension is built up continuously and the soloists are given the best possible opportunities to shine. Melancholic parts, strong melodies, lots of rhythm, and some far-out passages shape the music, which puts you in a good mood, has depth, and is full of vitality.

Multiphonics Festival - supported by:
Kulturamt Köln, Kunststiftung NRW, WDR3, Stadtrevue

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