Morton Feldman (1926‑1987) counts as one of the most colourful figures of the American avant‐garde of the nineteen sixties. He developed an original and recognizable style, in which seemingly arbitrary and often-minimalistic musical events succeed each other in a slow and often infinitely drawn‑out movement. This moves the listener to a higher level of consciousness, in which time and space become tangible realities.
In ‘Crippled Symmetry’ (1983), a hallucinating trip of no less than ninety minutes, Morton Feldman manages to create a universe in which three musicians are playing a meticulously written out score in the same tempo, in spite of the composer’s request not to synchronize the parts. The result of this pioneering experiment is the creation of a soundscape in which, accidentally or not, the vivid colours of flute, celesta, piano, vibraphone and glockenspiel are merged.
The music will be accompanied by interactive images by videast Klaas Verpoest.
Thomas Dieltjens, piano & celesta
Toon Fret, flute
Tom De Cock, vibraphone & glockenspiel
Klaas Verpoest, video – motion design
Calendar
2026.10.11 Moderne Muziek Nijmegen (NL) - Why Patterns
2026.05.27 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht (NL) - Why Patterns
2026.04.18 New Music Dublin (IRL) - Why Patterns
2026.03.07 Festival Kortrijk (B) - Why Patterns
2026.02.19 Conservatoire Royal Mons (B) - Why Patterns
2025.04.01 De Link Tilburg (NL) - Why Patterns
2025.02.06 BOZAR Brussels (B) - Crippled Symmetry
2023.10.25 CC Strombeek (B) - Crippled Symmetry
2021.09.28 Klaipeda Concert Hall (LIT) - Crippled Symmetry
2020.10.11 20/21 Festival Leuven (B) - For Philip Guston
2019.09.27 The Great Amber Liepaja (LV) - Crippled Symmetry
2019.02.23 Concertgebouw Bruges (B) - For Philip Guston
2017.10.14 Le Senghor Etterbeek (B) - Crippled Symmetry
2017.04.04 De Link in het Cenakel Tilburg (NL)
2016.04.20 CC Maasmechelen (B) - Crippled Symmetry
2016.04.14 MIRY-zaal Ghent (B) - Crippled Symmetry
2014.11.08 Concertgebouw Bruges (B) - Crippled Symmetry
