Luc
Composer in L-Isla
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HOUTKAMP
Luc
Born 1953, Den Haag, The Netherlands; composer, alto and tenor saxophones, computers, electronics.
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With the aid of computers and live electronics as well as various forms of music notation his compositions are highly personal in both sound and concept. Stylistic freedom is not a post-modern cliché, but based on his belief that musical style is secondary in importance and they’re to serve the expressive quality of the music itself. His main interest in his pieces is the way in which the musicians play together, and how this can be directed by means of composition and the use of computers.
Luc is living in L-Isla. He is a composer who bridges the gap between different worlds of music. Having a background in jazz & improvised music as a saxophone player, his musical goal is to establish a continuum between improvisation and composition in which the difference between the two dissolves.
drawing:
Gabriel Kousbroek
After a long-standing career as an improvising musician, Houtkamp established his own POW Ensemble in 2002. Being a flexible unit of musicians with musical backgrounds in jazz, rock, electronic and contemporary music, it soon became the ideal body for the performance of his own composition.
In 2014, Houtkamp moved to the island of Malta, where he soon became integrated in the local new music scene. He now mainly concentrates on composition.
below:
A short video report about Luc`s piece
"The Kantilena Procession"
at the Ta' Bistra Catacombs in Mosta, Malta
composition - Luc Houtkamp
soundscape - Luc Houtkamp
violin - Brianne Curran
recorded voice - Francesca Aquilina
Text by Pietru Caxaro
Filme/Edited by Temple Rescue Malta
Concert organized by Modern Music Days - Heritage Malta
above:
A song inspired by a poem by Rumi
"Birdsong From Inside The Egg"
Music & text: Luc Houtkamp
Han Buhrs - vocals
Guy Harries - vocals, electric piano
Joseph Bowie - trombone
Luc Houtkamp - bass synthesizer
DJ DNA - groove
Vera van der Bie - violin
Maurice Horsthuis -viola
Nina Hitz - cello
photo credits:
Bert Nienhuis
drawing: Gabriel Kousbroek
photo credits: Bert Nienhuis
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