OCCII x Klankhaven – BEAM SPLITTER – Audrey Chen & Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (US/NO) + MARIELLE GROVEN (CA) + GJ PRINS & LIDA BROUSKARI (NL/GR)

BEAM SPLITTER – Audrey Chen & Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (US/NO, voice, electronics, trombone)

Using the trombone and voice, they manoeuvrer a balance between fragility, intimacy, the ecstatic and measured control. They share a common sense of pulse and an inherent understanding of the way they each aurally manage and let go of every consecutive moment. The lungs release through to mouths to bell, back and forth like a tactile breathing exchange. Since beginning their collaboration in 2015, Nørstebø and Chen have been extensively touring the globe; in Europe, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, and the USA.

Audrey Chen is a Chinese-American musician born outside of Chicago in 1976. She turned to the cello at age 8 and voice at 11. After years of classical and conservatory training in both instruments, with a resulting specialization in early and new music; now, using the voice and cello, Chen’s work delves deeply into her own version of narrative and non-linear storytelling.

Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (born 1986 in Trondheim, Norway) is a trombonist working mostly within contemporary fields of music. An ambiguous relationship with the trombone has led him to explore both the boisterous and brassy side of the instrument, as well as its counterpoint in microscopic and ‘electronic’ sound possibilities. Utilizing a wide spectrum of playing techniques, from pure long tones to noise and the almost inaudible, he often works balancing the intuitive with the precisely constructed.

https://www.beamsplitter.org/

MARIELLE GROVEN – Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer Marielle Groven performs on violin, piano and pipe organ. Her composed music has been performed by leading ensembles at major festivals internationally. Her latest project for solo violin embraces her musical roots in Atlantic Canada and her background in experimental music. She lives in Amsterdam.

https://mariellegroven.ca/

GJ PRINS & LIDA BROUSKARI – an electronic first date

Lida Brouskari is a Greek artist working with piano, synths, toys, voice, and text. She is an active part of the Amsterdam improvisation scene, leading her own band Nufaro, and collaborating with musicians such as Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Frank Rosaly, Ab Baars, Wilbert de Joode and Ben Lamar Gay. She has also collaborated with renowned artist Marguerite Humeau.

KLANKHAVEN x OCCII DJ TEAM
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