We strive to create bridges between different styles and musicians, and to cross stylistic barriers in order to fuse the music from the past with influences from today. We explore this music in a more actual angle, fusing styles, sounds, phrasing, inspirations and improvisation. In an age in which national divisions seem to be just as present as ever in spite of economic globalization, it is all the more urgent for musical and stylistic fusions to imaginatively cross these borders, literally and figuratively. Here we present a 'decolonised' version of Bach, in which the social structures of counterpoint are liberated to the democratic processes of jazz, improvisation and collaboration.
Inspired by works from J. S Bach, our current project “Back to Bach” aims to blend a unique new sound by marrying the specificities of the baroque performance practice as well as those of jazz, including their respective styles of improvisation and ornementations. Fueled by major works of the German legend like St. Mathew and John Passions, as well as the Missa Brevis in A minor, cantatas and keyboard works, this rich repertoire spring off for inspiration. The end result transforms these works with new harmonies, rhythm, phrasing as well as brand new composition elements in between.
LWV 999 Herz und Mund was written by Lucie (pianist), based on the little prelude in Cm. She gave to it an unstable metric and wrote vocal lines on top of it, sustained by a groovy bass line. The idea of the melody of the slow middle section loosely comes from the italian concerto (but not really) dressed with a text extract from the cantata “Herz und Mund"
LWV 234 Qui tollis is based on an aria from the Missa Brevis in Am, originally with two traversos that Lucie (voice) was performing it at the time, Lucie (the pianist) was looking for new material to play with. Charmed by the eternal beauty of the aria (and quite lazy), Lucie (voice) pretended to have discovered it during extensive roaming sessions.
LWV 127 Die Seele Ruht is the first born of the series. Struck by the beauty of this spiritual music, Lucie (the pianist) started to experiment with it after Lucie (the singer) asked her to record the aria. It gave birth to this new version with groovy interlude in between and new metric. The mayonnaise took immediately, the ladies were both hooked and got the will to go further.
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