line-up
Eric Sleichim
artistic direction, arrangements, tubax and electronics
BL!NDMAN [sax]
Pieter Pellens: soprano saxophone
Hendrik Pellens: alto saxophone
Piet Rebel: tenor saxophone
Sebastiaan Cooman: bariton saxophone
BL!NDMAN [drums]
Hannes Nieuwlaet: percussion
Yves Goemaere: percussion
Ward Deketelaere: percussion
Gideon Van Canneyt: percussion
BL!NDMAN [strings]
Stefanie Van Backlé: violin
Femke Verstappen: violin
Monica Goicea: viola
Suzanne Vermeyen: cello
Fabian Coomans: piano
BL!NDMAN is supported by the Arts Administration of the Ministry of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels-Capital Region. BL!NDMAN [sax] play Selmer Paris Saxophones.
ICONS - The American Minimalists -
Concerts and release triple CD
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BL!NDMAN provides a sample of the unique timbres that the specific distribution can realize autonomously and together: saxophone quartet, string quartet, percussion quartet, piano and electronics.
The early minimal repertoire was material for many choreographers, such as A.T. De Keersmaeker and Wim Vandekeybus with whom Eric Sleichim, BL!NDMAN’s artistic director, had his first collaborations. The material included here is highly representative of the various techniques used by the icons of this movement.
The repertoire brings a wider audience that finds it hard to connect to contemporary classical music, to a different oeuvre than the traditional works of “classical music”. BL!NDMAN also finds a link here with its démarche to the renewal of “old music”; minimal music is inspired by the oldest polyphony techniques.
The choice for relatively well-known and especially less well-known works of the three icons of repetitive music gives a right to exist. The recording of a triple CD immediately aroused the interest of major record label Warner Classics. Release 2022.
The Tuning Path – Terry Riley
The Tuning Path – Terry Riley BL!NDMAN (sax) from BL!NDMAN on Vimeo.
Triple Quartet mvt.2 – Steve Reich
Triple Quartet Mvt. 2 – Steve Reich from BL!NDMAN on Vimeo.
Cello Counterpoint mvt.3 – Steve Reich
Cello Counterpoint Steve Reich BL!NDMAN (strings) Suzanne Vermeyen from BL!NDMAN on Vimeo.
Similar Motion – Philip Glass
Nagoya Marimbas – Steve Reich
New York Counterpoint – Steve Reich
New York Counterpoint – Steve Reich BL!NDMAN (sax) from BL!NDMAN on Vimeo.
programme
LIVE CONCERT
Philip Glass:
Music in Contrary Motion: tutti + piano
Music in Similar Motion: tutti + piano
Steve Reich:
New York Counterpoint: sax + tape
Nagoya Marimba: drums
Triple Quartet: strings + tape
calendar
- 20.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 21.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 22.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 23.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 24.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 25.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 26.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 27.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 28.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 29.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 30.04.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 01.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 02.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 03.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 04.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 05.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 06.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 07.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 08.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 09.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 10.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 11.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 12.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 13.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 14.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 15.05.2021
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ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 22.02.2022
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ROUEN (F)
ICONS - The American Minimalists - played among others on the following locations:
- 2021
- PODIUM 19 vrt.nu
- ONLINE CONCERT - PODIUM 19 www.vrt.be/vrtnu/kanalen/podium-19/
- 2020
- GENT (B) - Bijloke
BL!NDMAN contact info
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Sainctelettesquare 18-19 B-1000 Brussels, Belgium +32 2 201 59 47 |
contact: general and artistic direction: management: M +32 473 29 98 91 production and communication: M +32 473 71 50 70 |
BL!NDMAN is supported by the Arts Administration of the Ministry of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels-Capital Region. BL!NDMAN [sax] play Selmer Paris Saxophones.