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  • Solos

    Natalie Peters embarks on an extraordinary exploration of the voice, placing at the center of her work the human capacity to repeatedly resonate afresh with life. She reminds us of the importance of continuously refining our ability to experience — remaining open physically, emotionally, and mentally — in order to find a more universal response…

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    Performance Day

    What is an echo? An echo is the reflection of sound waves that reach a listener again after a delay. I must admit that at first it wasn’t entirely clear to me what Maricruz Peñaloza and ChrisRegn had in mind when they suggested that Anna, Yara, and I should act as the echo ofthe Performance…

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    Portugal Tour

    I’m really looking forward to the Spain/Portugal tour with Sara Käser with 7 concerts. A thousand thanks to everyone who helped and supported us with the organisation and to our sponsors: Swisslos Canton Ticino, Canton Nidwalden, Schweizer  Interpreten Stiftung and Aargauer Kuratorium.

  • Review of Tramontana and Peters

    https://orynx-improvandsounds.blogspot.com/2025/01/ulf-mengersen-lina-allemand-kamil.html Translation: Trombonist Sebi Tramontana likes to vocalise joyfully into his trombone, and his sound derives from relaxed swing jazz, which he distends and explodes with blowing effects, playful glissandi and high notes, colloquial noises as warm as Roswell Rudd or Nick Evans . Ideal for this duet with an expressive, wild and daring vocalist like…

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    CD Release Sebi Tramontana and Natalie Peters

    Natalie Peters: Voice Sebi Tramontana: Trombone Natalie Peters and Sebi Tramontana performed together for the first time in 2015. Their playing is reminiscent of conversations that sound absurd, romantic, impetuous and sensitive. But they also position themselves in a world that is chaotic and difficult to grasp.  Their sounds defy reason, but respond concretely to…

  • La fête à bruit – Art & politics of Improvisation

    Art is political because it brings people together. It opens up perspectives and addresses current issues. The obvious as well as the hidden, subliminal ones. Improvised music, process-oriented, anarchic and unconventional, can create areas of tension in our social system, open up spaces and connect people across borders with its vitality. Its message is in…

  • River’s Edges

    LUNGO IL FIUME performance Jam happening 14 Agosto ore 12:00 : Pranzo di incontro 15 Agosto dalle 18:00 : Happening: PERFORMANCE JAM SESSION Dove: CASA STANATA– via valle maggia 59, Locarno Questo invito è rivolto ad artisti dell’arte della performance in Ticino e oltre Gottardo. Sarà un momento per conoscerci e condividere la nostra presenza creativa. Il…