Las Cigarreras cultural center Another year has been added to Alicante’s anniversary celebrations. Piano Day, An initiative sponsored by the German composer nils frahm an organization that honors this instrument and its performers, composers, producers and especially listeners with different events around the world.
Celebrating Piano Day March 29since it is the 88th day of the year and 88 are keys that a piano has.. Alicante participated in this celebration in 2017 with the organization of artistic, creative and musical events around the piano that focused on but also revealed this instrument. its relationship with other art disciplines and technology.
Coordinator and organizer Piano Day Alicante musician from Alicante Charles Left“There are many ways to approach contemporary piano, and I like to diversify the offerings every year,” he said. On this occasion, in The day to be held this Saturday in Las CigarrerasIzquierdo recommends two activities: a workshop and a participatory sound installation.
First, water pianoIt’s part of the idea that pianos don’t exist, but can be “invented and made in other ways with other materials, imagination, and water.”
«I plan to create a genre time capsule He was directed to the future to explain what the piano means to music,” explains the pianist, not wanting to give too much detail so as not to spoil the surprise, and expresses this in a plastic way. -by drawing, writing and notation- They will find a way to save the offer “for posterity”.
Second, extended pianowill be one participatory installation the piano will be the main instrument – there will actually be two – the piano will be prolonged with its sound effects, resonances And echoes. “Sound is created by people passing by. and the idea is to expand the sonority of the instrument and stage a rhizomatic note to interweave the sounds,” adds Izquierdo.
There will be a free workshop. 12 to 13:30 Open on Saturdays and to audiences of all types (preferably ages 8 and up). Registration can be done at [email protected] sound setup, Between 18:30 – 20:30It is free to enter and no prior registration is required.