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Peter Vigh - composer • saxophonist

Breaking the Silence

Via Berlin & the Berlage Saxophone Quartet created together a new music theater play: Breaking the Silence. Next to developing the musical concept, Peter composed music for saxophone quartet and a quadrophonic tape instalation.

 

Synopsis (NL beneden)

Breaking The Silence tells the story of a woman living in the midst of a dictatorial regime. She is a talented cello player whose husband, a favoured but stubborn composer, suddenly disappears. On the day of his disappearance she finds a daring new piece of music herhusband composed, leading her to start a frantic and dangerous search for him, making her delve into their past. Unanswered questions plague her during her search: why did her husband compose this type of music all of a sudden? It's a-tonal, cynical and clearly critiques the regime. He must have known he would put their lives in jeopardy this way. Did he challenge their safety on purpose? Why did he not trust her? Why did their relationship change over the years? Guided by the music of Shostakovich, the woman uses old cassette recordings to try and reconstruct her life. 

 

(NL) Breaking The Silence is het liefdesverhaal van een vrouw onder het juk van een dictatoriaal regime. Haar man is verdwenen. Hij was een begenadigd en dwarse componist, de vrouw een talentvol celliste in dienst van het regime. Wanneer de man op een dag spoorloos verdwijnt, begint de vrouw een koortsachtige en gevaarlijke zoektocht die haar dwars door hun verleden voert. Heeft haar man haar verraden? Is hij slachtoffer van het systeem? Wat is er in de loop der jaren tussen hen veranderd? Via muziek van Sjostakovitsj en oude tape-opnamen probeert zij de gebeurtenissen te reconstrueren wat uiteindelijk haar leven ingrijpend zal veranderen.

Year

2017

Instrumentation

saxophone quartet, quadraphonic tape installation & actress

Duration

1 hour

Commision/Written for

Via Berlin & Berlage Saxophone Quartet

Première

Oerol Terschelling other performances in the Grachtenfestival, theatre tour in the Netherlands, Kosovo, Moskow and Sint Petersburg

Note

director-Ria Marks I actress-Dagmar Slagmolen I voice-Porgy Franssen I text Sophie Kassies I choregraphy Pim Veulings I decor-Michiel Voet I costumes Dieuweke van Reij

Link

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