Concert No. 7
SOUND UP:
Greg Haines /UK/ +
Dmitry Evgrafov /RU/
15 November, 19.00
The Moscow Planetarium
SOUND UP Concert No. 7 will take place on 15 November in the Moscow Planetarium. The event will feature
English composer Greg Haines and Russian musician
Dmitry Evgrafov. International interactive media studio
Sila Sveta will create a full dome projection for this event
exclusively to be presented to the Moscow public for the
first time. The project is presented in collaboration with
media artists Alexander Letcius and Kristina Karpysheva.
Greg Haines /UK/
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Englishman Greg Haines is the author of Komarovo —
an esoteric acoustic ambient work created under the
influence of Arvo Pärt ‘s sacred music and played on
piano and a church organ. One can hardly describe the
connection between the work and a countryside settlement on the shores of the Gulf of Finland where Dmitry
Shostakovich used to work and a weird musical genius
Oleg Karavaychuk lived, but there are few doubts that
this connection exists.
Greg Haines is a musical erudite — he studied cello and piano from childhood. At the beginning of his career he created music under clear influence from academic composers-minimalists, such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Gavin Bryars. Now his works accumulate more and
more musical connotations from all over the world. His fourth album, ‘Where We Were’, was
presented in 2013 under a famous German label Denovali and demonstrates signs of polyrhythmic African music, clever implementation of space and echo effects, similar to dub masters
King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry, of coloratura synthesized textures of Tangerine Dream and
hypnotic rhythm of techno label Basic Channel. The latest Greg’s works are played on traditional acoustic instruments — piano, strings, vibraphone and percussion. They are sewn into
a slowly moving mass of electronic sound, which is a great pleasure to deconstruct into layers
and analyze. A fan of dub and ancient electronic, Greg Haines is an avid collector of analog
synthesizers, drum machines, film delays and tape recorders.
Greg Haines is a busy versatile musician. In addition to his own work, he is a part of an improvising art group The Alvaret Ensemble, he creates music for the Dutch National Ballet and
the Royal Opera, records collaborations with Efterklang’s Peter Broderick, tours with a friend
Nils Frahm. A concert by Haines is not just an emotional session of diverse music but also a
breathtaking attraction where one man masterfully deals with a grand piano and a set of analog
electronic devices at the same time.
Dmitry Evgrafov /RU/
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At the age of 23 Muscovite Dmitry Evgrafov has 5 albums in his discography. The latest one is a delicate and
introverted work ‘The Quiet Observation’, presented in
mid-October 2016 under the ‘Fat Cat’ label. Following the
last year’s ‘Collage’, this is his second album under the
respected British label, also working with Max Richter,
Jóhann Jóhannsson and Hauschka. Despite his age, the
piano player, composer and sound designer belongs
to the internationally recognized group of leaders of the
neo-classical movement.
Dmitry Evgrafov created his first mini album when he was 17. It included small pieces for piano
and a string trio, composed in Garage Band. The first experiment of the musician did not go
unnoticed. Under the impression of his emotional compositions, Scottish label ‘Sonic Reverie
Records’ released his album ‘Lying On Your Shoulders’. The next step in Dmitry Evgrafov’s
career was meeting Nils Frahm and their joint performance in the Moscow House of Music in
2012. Fellowship with the famous German composer and a move from Moscow to the country
resulted in Dmitry Evgrafov’s next piece — a quite set of twilight pieces for piano ‘Pereehali’,
which attracted talent hunters from ‘Fat Cat’ label.
‘Collage’ was filled with electronic experiments. ‘The Quiet Observation’, on the contrary, is going back to acoustic sound. The album starts and finishes with emulated church organ sounds,
and carries on with timid minimalistic pieces for piano, glockenspiel and strings. The composer
compares listening to ‘The Quiet Observation’ with watching shadows playing on the wall — the
listener can interpret it relying on emotions, but anyway remains only a viewer of the queer
“sound vs. silence” picture.
At the SOUND UP concert Dmitry Evgrafov will play works from ‘Collage’ and his new album
‘The Quiet Observation’, as well as some new yet unpublished pieces.
Sila Sveta
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Sila Sveta is a global interactive media studio, founded
by Alexander Us and Alexey Rozov. The studio is engaged in the development and implementation of creative concepts, interactive installations, event and art-projects, production of multimedia content (graphics and
visual effects, video shooting and post-production, music
and sound effects). Sila Sveta is a provider of professional technical solutions related to projection systems and
lighting equipment, as well as the technologies of virtual
reality and immersive visualization. Currently Sila Sveta
offices are located in Moscow and Los Angeles.
For the seventh concert of SOUND UP festival in the Moscow Planetarium Sila Sveta will present a unique full-dome video projection, created exclusively for the event and the live performances of English composer Greg Haines and Russian composer Dmitry Evgrafov. The visuals
are created in collaboration with video artists Alexander Letcius and Kristina Karpysheva, who
will present their visual solutions for the second act of the concert.
Alexander Us, Sila Sveta co-founder
and Creative Director:
“We have always wanted to work with the Moscow Planetarium — one of the largest domes in
Europe. It’s notable that back in 2011 Sila Sveta started experimenting with dome projections in
TouchDesigner, but back then the idea was not developed any further. Finally, after five years
we are working on the content for this very interesting format for SOUND UP festival. Arthur
Kondrashenkov is the project’s Art Director, Denis Akopov and Vadim Tumanov are TD-designers, and I overlook the creative process. The second part of the show is on our old friend Alexander Letcius.
While working on the project for the Moscow Planetarium we think of what lies behind the event
horizon. None of us knows the answer, we can only guess. This is our fantasy about environment where the laws of physics are not applicable, it’s a journey to black holes. Space and time
are relative. We use simple TouchDesigner-based geometry as an artistic method. The show’s
animation and travelling across imaginary worlds will directly depend on the music, as it is
created in real time”.
Alexander Letcius, media artist, video artist at the Mariinsky Theater,
co-founder and a member of TUNDRA, a group of musicians and video artists:
“The dome projection we are working on in collaboration with Kristina Karpysheva for the
SOUND UP concert in November is a set of generative visuals, which react on high and low
sound waves. The visual element is a symbiosis of geometric shapes and their morphing with
glitch and noise effects. Visuals will be generated live during the event”.
The Moscow Planetarium
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The Moscow Planetarium is the oldest one in Russia and
one of the largest ones in the world. It opened in 1929
and went through a new birth 2011 after a long restoration. Today the Large Hall of the Planetarium houses
Europe’s largest 1,000 sq.m dome screen, 25 meters in
diameter. The hall is equipped with the most advanced
projector “Universarium M9” by the legendary Carl Zeiss
Jena, showing more than 9,000 shimmering stars and
presenting astronomic events going back to 10,000 years
of history.
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Line Up 2016
SOUND UP is a series of unique concerts for those interested in new sound and new ideas.
Every month Moscow’s best venues host Russian and
foreign composers and musicians, creating music
beyond the boundaries of traditional styles of the 20th
century, located in the transfer zone between academic traditions and contemporary pop music, in between
acoustic sounds and electronic experiments.
Hauschka /DE/, Piano Interrupted /UK/, Martin Kohlstedt /DE/, Greg Haines /UK/, Grandbrothers /DE/, Field Rotation /DE/, Poppy Ackroyd /UK/, SWOD /DE/, Lambert /DE/, Vladimir
Martynov /RU/, Pavel Karmanov /RU/, Igor Vdovin /RU/, Alexey Aygi /RU/, Dmitry Evgrafov /
RU/, Kirill Richter /RU/, Petr Aydu /RU/, Misha Mishchenko /RU/, Anton Bukanov /RU/, Alexey
Kurbatov /RU/, Sergey Poltavsky /RU/...
Concert No.1
The series was presented on 10 February in Multimedia Art Museum with performances
by German composer Martin Kohlstedt, Russian viola player Sergey Poltavsky and Russian
composer Misha Mishchenko.
Concert No.2
The premiere concert by SOUND UP took place on 10 March in Gogol Center. ‘Piano
Interrupted’ from England presented their new album ‘Landscapes of Unfinished’ at the event,
which also featured a performance of Russian composer Pavel Karmanov playing his selected
works.
Concert No.3
The third concert of the series was held on 24 May in the large reading hall of State Russian
Library, with the first public performance in Russia by Martin Kohlstedt, followed by the
premiere of album ‘24’ by Igor Vdovin, played by Petr Aydu.
Concert No.4
The fourth SOUND UP concert took place on 09 June in the outdoor area of Strelka Institute.
The event featured a German experimental duet Grandbrothers and an outstanding Russian
composer Vladimir Martynov who presented his selected works together with ‘Opus Posth’.
Concert No.5
The fifth SOUND UP took place on 08 September in ‘Masterskaya Fomenko’ theater. German
composer Christoph Berg presented his project Field Rotation, and Russian composer Alexey
Aygi played his selected pieces and new works with the a group called 4’33”.
Concert No.6
SOUND UP NO. 6 was held on 06 October in ‘Nadezhda’ area of Trekhgornaya Manufactory,
largely admired by those interested in contemporary art. The concert was dedicated to the 80th
anniversary of famous composer Steve Reich. A unique performance ‘Six Pianos’ was presented by six Russian composers and musicians, and each of them also presented individual works.
The program featured Pavel Karmanov, Petr Aydu, Kirill Richter, Anton Bukanov, Nikola Melnikov and Alexey Kurbatov.
Concert No.7
SOUND UP Concert No. 7 will take place on 15 November in the Moscow Planetarium. The
event will feature English composer Greg Haines and Russian musician Dmitry Evgrafov.
International interactive media studio Sila Sveta will create a full dome projection for this event
exclusively to be presented to the Moscow public for the first time. The project is presented in
collaboration with media artists Alexander Letcius and Kristina Karpysheva.