Opera - Teatro Colón

Music for 18 MusiciansSteve ReichSoloist: Steve Reich, pianoPerceum Percussion EnsembleNonsense Soloist Vocal EnsembleMusic Direction and Voice: Micaela HaslamThe almost tribal trance induced by this music represents its very essence.This piece is based on a single cycle of eleven chords promptly presented inthe introduction and the end; each one of its sections develops with a stablepulse given by the pianos and marimbas, overlapping with the winds and voicemelodies, which durations are determined by the tempo of the human breathing.The resulting range of psychoacoustic effects is unprecedented in Steve Reich’sprevious pieces.June, Sunday 22 ndSteve Reich59