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Sonisk Selskap Sustained Vibrations 13.04.2024
5th edition. Led by Sonic Sheriff Tijs Ham
Also livestreamed at: youtube.com/live/dpd4ig1rd5…

For the fifth edition of Sonisk Selskap, Dutch sound artist Tijs Ham brings together an eclectic ensemble consisting of musicians that he has met through his work and research in Bergen, particularly during his PhD in Artistic Research at the Grieg Academy and as a member of the board of nyMusikk Bergen.
Following two days of sonic experimentation in Wrap’s AV Lab, supervised by a full technical crew led by sound engineer Mathias Grønsdahl, the musicians will be joined by dancers from ImproLaBergen and by visual artist Mariano Pignatiello, for an interdisciplinary improvisation. Sound and video-over-network technology will link performers in various rooms throughout the entire arts centre, and the audience will experience an immersive audio-visual concert with projections from the dancers and visual artist who react to the music in real time from other rooms.

Sustain is a particular theme of interest for the improvised sonic sessions, and Tijs has chosen musicians who’s instruments are (with the exception of drums) capable of long, sustained notes. In his work as a sound designer, Mathias Grønsdahl has developed a style of working with extremely long reverbs. Using a quadrophonic speaker configuration and special reverb techniques (including pitched reverbs) he will provide the basis for what Tijs refers to as an acoustic ecology – an artificially enhanced acoustic environment that will affect the way the musicians play and interact. As an artist who frequently welcomes elements of chaos, and thrives on the unpredictable, Tijs looks forward to play with loose strategies with plenty of space for individual musicians to influence the musical direction.

Sustained Vibrations ensemble led by Tijs Ham:
Trommer / perk: Amund Nordstrøm
Trekkspill: Sergej Tchirkov
Fiolin & elektronikk: Feronia Wennborg
Organetto: Anders Hannevold
Fløyte & elektronikk: Daiyen Jone
Elektronikk & DIY celo: Tijs Ham (Sonic Sheriff)

ImproLaBergen (participating dancers from the collective who improvise to the music):
Teresa Kurowska
Ine Terese Hogstad
Malin Nøss Vangsnes
Monica Reksten
Ewa Lorenc
Roskva Yasmin Andersen
Eik Leknesund Elnes
Katja Nyqvist
Guest: Veronica Robles Thorseth
Choreographic scores: Monica Reksten and Veronica Robles Thorseth

Visual Artist (Spontaneous painting in real time with music/dance):
Mariano Pignatiello

Cheif Sound Engineer: Mathias Grønsdahl
Assistant Sound Engineer: Priscilla Miranda Navas
Technical Director: Leo Preston
Cameras (dancers and artist): Øystein Nesheim
Camera (musicians in Studio B): Nils J. Nesse
Streaming & video-over-network: Andreas Lassen