The virtuoso ensemble Black Pencil was founded in 2010 and gave its debut concert at the prestigious Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Black Pencil's motto is to present exciting new music and sparkling improvisations using a unique instrumental setup.
Interpretation
Black Pencil's performances are characterized by originality, historical informedness, freshness, and virtuosity, utilizing a unique instrumentation.
Album & Artwork
The 'KAISEKI' project draws inspiration from Japanese kaiseki cuisine, focusing on attention to detail, use of space, avoidance of repetitions, variation, symmetry, and seasonal characteristics.
Composition History
The works on this CD were specially written for Black Pencil's 'KAISEKI' concert tour by Roderik de Man, Arnoud Noordegraaf, and Robert van Heumen.
Instruments
The ensemble Black Pencil features a unique instrumentation of blockflute (Jorge Isaac), panflute (Matthijs Koene), viola (Esra Pehlivanli), accordion (Marko Kassl), and percussion (Enric Monfort).
