GINA SCHWARZ & MULTIPHONICS 8

In the organizer's words:

WAY TO BLUE - Homage to Nick Drake

In 2020 & 2021, bassist & composer Gina Schwarz had the privilege of being invited to the Multiphonics Festival Cologne as Composer in Residence. The starting point for her new compositional ideas was the music of British folk singer, guitarist and composer Nick Drake (1948 - 1974).

The depth of his music, the desperate melancholy, the tender hope and his extraordinary lyrics in songs such as Time Piece, Way to Blue, Riverman, Clothes of Sand, Strange Meeting II, Blossom, Fruit Tree, Come Into the Garden, Things Behind the Sun & Three Hours were the inspiration for her music. Just as Drake sometimes structured his albums as a story, her new compositions can also be interpreted as an independent cycle.

In July 2020, she began composing the day after her father's funeral. In her new music, she was inspired by childhood stories from the 1970s - as a dedication to her father.

Instrumentation:

Gina Schwarz - bass, composition, arrangement

Daniel Manrique-Smith - flute, alto flute, bass flute

Annette Maye - Bb-clarinet

Stephan Dickbauer - bass clarinet

Thomas Savy - bass clarinet

Steffen Schorn - contra-alto clarinet, saxophone

Lucas Leidinger - piano

Mahan Mirarab - guitar

Dirk-Peter Kölsch - drums

Admission 19:30 | start 20:00

Box Office: 20 €

Further information can be found here:

https://www.vakuum-ev.de

https://www.ginaschwarz.com/