METABIOME
EX-SENTIA ENSEMBLE / JACOB MASON / MIGUEL FERNÁNDEZ / SANTIAGO VILLAR
Miguel Fernández (saxophone)
Jacob Mason (piano)
Santiago Villar (percussion)
Program
Robin Michel (*1988), Drei Etüden zur Erschaffung eines Mikrokosmos (2023)* I
Joshua Alvarez Mastel (*1998), Replica (2023)*
Robin Michel (*1988), Drei Etüden zur Erschaffung eines Mikrokosmos (2023)* II
José del Avellanal (*1998), Wastelands (2023)*
Robin Michel (*1988), Drei Etüden zur Erschaffung eines Mikrokosmos (2023)* III
Stylianos Dimou (*1988), in dysto (2023)**
* World Premiere ** Swiss Premiere
Ex-Sentia Ensemble was formed in 2020 by Miguel Fernández (saxophone), Jacob Mason (piano) and Santiago Villar (percussion), as a response to certain concerns: the longed-for immediacy pursued by today's society, digitalization, and the duality between the person and the virtual self in virtual spaces.
In the face of all of this, Ex-Sentia seeks through music to make its audience reflect, while at the same time opening the doors to experimentation in terms of sound. Taking Trio Accanto as its most direct influence, this ensemble introduces a fourth component to this formation (piano, saxophone, percussion), through the incorporation of the audiovisual media of our era. Hence ''Ex-sentia'': the desire to reach deep into today's music, while maintaining the link with the traditional instrumental era.
In the past years, Ex-Sentia has performed in Spain, Switzerland, Austria and for the global event Earth Day Art Model 2021. The Ensemble is committed to collaborating directly with the composers through new commissions (Isaac Roth, Dorothy Hindman, Beatriz Fraile, Giordano Bruno and Greg Watson) and recordings (Simon Steen-Andersen, Hans Thomalla, Nuño Fernández Ezquerra, Sohui Jeong, Charles Norman Mason).
in dysto (2023) / STYLIANOS DIMOU
"in dysto" is an extended, mixed electroacoustic composition that explores the concept of sonic hybridity through recursive processes of structural de/re-construction. Drawing inspiration from the resonance profiles of both natural materials and synthesized resonances, the work delves into the realm of unpredictable resonant behaviors. By merging resonance and behaviour, a unified concept is formed that mirrors the aesthetic and technical characteristics inherent in the electroacoustic elements, thereby resulting in an electrifying sonic experience.
Through meticulous construction and dissolution, conducted at both micro and macro levels, self-referential blocks of sonic action are harmoniously reconciled, ultimately giving rise to a dystopian landscape characterized by emergence and collision. The deliberate utilization of recursion and repetition serves to push the boundaries of the electro/acoustic material and the synergies observed during performance, while subjectively alluding to a transformative shift from utopia to dystopia.
