(Cynthie van Eijden, Jim
Fulkerson, Dante Oei, Martijn Voorvelt, Samuel Vriezen)
A pentatonic piece by five composers with a very unusual
instrumentation, this performance was held for the occasion of a John
Cage 90th birthday recital by Dante Oei. At the time, I had an interest
in pentatonicism, and I wanted to make a project out of it. Dante came
up with the idea of giving five composers one tone each and letting
them write a piece, each for a different ensemble, using only that one
tone - and then simply performing all five pieces at the same time. The
pieces are G for John Cage by
Jim Fulkerson (G), A Ritual
by Samuel Vriezen (A), Reading John
Cage by Cynthie van Eijden (E), XXXV. Pinocchio promette alla Fata di
essere buono e di studiare, perché è stufo di fare il
burattino e vuol diventare un bravo ragazzo. by Dante Oei (C),
and D by Martijn Voorvelt
(D). The total orchestra consists of flute, bass-clarinet,
contrabassoon, violin, off-stage violin, bass guitar, electric guitar,
four acoustic guitars, piano, three classical singers, one untrained
singer and speaking voice.