BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23912@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Wild Flutes on the Run DTSTAMP:20260616T225138Z DTSTART:20260905T180000Z DESCRIPTION:An evening of compositions and improvisations born from a confi guration never\nheard before\n\nRobert Dick\, Ned McGowan\, and Anne La Be rge play custom flutes built to match\ntheir imaginations. Their instrumen ts and music have opened boldly individual\nsonic worlds and led to memora ble performances across the globe. An evening of\ncompositions and improvi sations born from a configuration never heard before.\n\nRobert Dick [http s://robertdick.net] has dispensed with preconceptions about\nwhat a flutis t should sound like and what a flutist should play. A revolutionary\ncompo ser/performer/improviser\, he has literally redefined the flute for our ag e.\nHe began composing and improvising in the 1970s\, driven by the core i dea that\nacoustic instruments can be played as human-powered synthesizers \, and by his\nlove of continuous transformation of sound. Robert’s invent ion\, the Glissando\nHeadjointTM\, has revolutionized the essential sound of the flute\, doing for the\nflute what the whammy bar does for the elect ric guitar and bringing a vocal\nquality that is entirely new to the instr ument.\n\nNed McGowan [https://www.nedmcgowan.com] is an American-Dutch co mposer\, flutist\,\nresearcher and teacher\, living in Amsterdam\, the Net herlands. His work has been\nperformed internationally at venues including Carnegie Hall\, the Concertgebouw\,\nand the Purcell Room. As a performer \, he specializes in the contrabass flute and\nhas contributed significant ly to the contemporary repertoire for low flute\nincluding an exciting arr ay of feedback and percussion works. He will also play\nhis new design of the vertical flute. Two of his biggest inspirations on the\nflute are Robe rt Dick and Anne La Berge.\n\nAnne La Berge [https://annelaberge.com] pass ion for the extremes in both\ncomposed and improvised music has led her to the fringes of storytelling and\nsound art as her sources of musical insp iration. Her work grows from the social\nand political issues that shape t he world she moves through\, giving her music a\nsense of urgency and refl ection. Her instruments include the quarter-tone flute\,\nelectronics\, co ntrollers\, live processing\, and spoken text\, forming her\nsignature sou nd world.\n\nRobert Dick - flutes\nNed McGowan - flutes\nAnne La Berge - f lutes and electronics\n\n7g&list=RDEMzZ-J7vVIJBdYQhxxiCZLyw&startradio=1 URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/wild-flutes-on-the-run GEO:52.3699078;4.9032848 LOCATION:Splendor - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116\, 1011 LX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,electronics,improv,live,music,nieuwmarkt/lasta ge,performance,storytelling X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:An evening of compositions and improvisations born from a configuration never heard before

Robert Dick, Ned McGowan, and Anne La Berge play custom flutes built to match their imaginations. Th eir instruments and music have opened boldly individual sonic worlds and l ed to memorable performances across the globe. An evening of compositions and improvisations born from a configuration never heard before.

Robert Dick has dispense d with preconceptions about what a flutist should sound like and what a fl utist should play. A revolutionary composer/performer/improviser, he has l iterally redefined the flute for our age. He began composing and improvisi ng in the 1970s, driven by the core idea that acoustic instruments can be played as human-powered synthesizers, and by his love of continuous transf ormation of sound. Robert’s invention, the Glissando HeadjointTM, has revo lutionized the essential sound of the flute, doing for the flute what the whammy bar does for the electric guitar and bringing a vocal quality that is entirely new to the instrument.

Ned McGowan is an American-Dutch composer, flutist , researcher and teacher, living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His work h as been performed internationally at venues including Carnegie Hall, the C oncertgebouw, and the Purcell Room. As a performer, he specializes in the contrabass flute and has contributed significantly to the contemporary rep ertoire for low flute including an exciting array of feedback and percussi on works. He will also play his new design of the vertical flute. Two of h is biggest inspirations on the flute are Robert Dick and Anne La Berge.

Anne La Berge pa ssion for the extremes in both composed and improvised music has led her t o the fringes of storytelling and sound art as her sources of musical insp iration. Her work grows from the social and political issues that shape th e world she moves through, giving her music a sense of urgency and reflect ion. Her instruments include the quarter-tone flute, electronics, controll ers, live processing, and spoken text, forming her signature sound world.< /p>

Robert Dick - flutes
Ned McGowan - flutes
Anne La Berge - flutes and electronics

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