Poetica
Poetica is the first part of the VENA cycle, which is composed of Unhistoric Acts (2nd panel for string quartet and choir of 24 mixed voices - Donaueschingen 2021) and Immaterial (3rd panel for voices - Eclat Festival 2022). In this evening-long piece, Chaya Czernowin builds a three-level palace in our listening, where we explore the power of our perception through memory. The foundation of this memory palace is the relationship between the soloist, the four percussionists and the string trio activated by the soloist through electronics.
Steven Schick, percussion and voice
Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Catinblack (on recording)
Chaya Czernowin, Carlo Laurenzi, IRCAM electronics
Clément Cerles, IRCAM sound diffusion
Chaya Czernowin, Poetica - Premiere 2024
Commissioned by IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, Hellerau European Centre for the Arts, Monday Evening Concerts, Brenda and Steven Schick, Les Percussions de Strasbourg