Wintersound

During Parliament of Angels’ first year of work, the focus was on its partnership with Matthew Wright and Canterbury University’s contemporary music department. The composition class had the opportunity to work with BL!NDMAN [drums]. Four new compositions were played by BL!NDMAN [drums] at the Wintersound festival. Later in the year, the four composers visited Antwerp to record new solo works with BL!NDMAN’s percussionists.

Parliament of Angels, is the brand new initiative of BL!NDMAN that enters into a five-year trajectory with national and international partners, unites artists and students from the Canterbury Christ Church University, IRCAM & Lobster Films, Koninklijk Conservatorium The Hague, Beeldende Kunstacademie The Hague, Art of Sound The Hague & Art and Sience The Hague, MATA Festival NY and the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. During residencies and workshops, students, artists, composers, musicians and curators will delve into predetermined themes and techniques. This will yield numerous new compositions over a period of five years and will provide the breeding ground for at least five productions. Each year, one partnership is central and this is represented by a curator who acts as a bridge figure between BL!NDMAN and its own institution.