Robot-sculptures are used in the production, distributed via 3D sound, to make the venue itself appear to produce music and bridge the gap between virtuality and reality.
Recording & Production
This album, being solely audio, marks a return to the original radiophonic nature of Samuel Beckett's "Words and Music," as a video recording was deemed against the work's essence by Beckett's nephew.
Composition History
Samuel Beckett's radio play "Words and Music" was first broadcast by the BBC on November 13, 1962.
Recording & Production
The recording uses "music-places" created from hundreds of acoustic measurements of real locations, allowing instruments and actors to be virtually transported into these spaces for an immersive experience.
Performer Biography
Le Balcon, the ensemble performing on this album, was founded in 2008 and is named after a play by Jean Genet.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Pedro García-Velásquez is drawn to the duality of ruin and refuge in Samuel Beckett's works, seeing them as ultimate refuges for fragments of humanity.
Compositional Technique
Pedro García-Velásquez's music for "Words and Music" incorporates Colombian musical elements, such as odd rhythms and the instruction "como un bolerito" (like a little bolero), reflecting his personal background.
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