Tehillim Illuminated

31 March 2011, ASKO|Schönberg Ensemble and Synergy Vocals, directed by Clark Rundell performed Steve Reichs exuberant masterpiece Tehillim (1981) in Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam. For this piece I designed and programmed a visual acompaniment using the LED-walls of the auditorium. These acoustic walls have a light-installation built in, consisting of two hundred panels or cells, that can be directed to take on any colour and intensity at any moment in time. Using Flash animation video and lighting software Ecue, a synchronous light programme was cued to the music by an operator during the live performance of the piece. The audience reacted very well to this enhanced performance of the very powerful minimal composition Tehillim. The concert was part of the Minimal Music Festival 2011