German artist Ute Wassermann will perform an online concert on July 17. (Photo: utewassermann.com) Entitled Drifting Intervals, theconcert is a part of a music project that includes female artists Eva Zollner,Sesverine Ballon, Ute Wassermann, Ngo Tra My, and Luong Hue Trinh.
Under the project funded by the Goethe Institute in Vietnam, the artistshave a chance to transcend limits to freely express themselves and theircreativity.
The concert will feature pieces that express the artists' personaloutlook on cultural exchange between Vietnam and Germany.
It will be livestreamed via the Facebook page of the Goethe Institute,Hanoi, at 7pm.
Two artists from Germany will perform at the concert. AccordionistZollner is an internationally acclaimed accordion soloist who hasappeared in projects ranging from experimental solo performances to concertswith renowned ensembles.
Wassermann is globally known for her many-voiced and extreme vocal soundlanguage. Her methods to extend the voice include the use of bird whistles,lo-fi electronics, resonators and field recordings.
Cellist and composer Ballon is from France. Her practice draws as much onkey works from the repertory as on her numerous collaborations with composers.
From Vietnam, dan bau (monochord) artistMy will perform Drifting Intervals bycomposer Trinh. My is one of leading soloists in Vietnam. She worksin different fields teaching, performing and researching traditional,contemporary and experimental music.
Trinh is a multimedia composer and electronics improviser. She earned amaster's in multimedia composition from the Hamburg University of Music andTheatre. Many of her works have been broadcast on radio and performed liveon stages in Asia, Europe, Africa and the US.
"It is my pleasure to invite these talented female artists from Germany,France and Vietnam for the experimental music concert," saidTrinh, who is currently in Ghana for her work.
"It's a part of the Reconnect project by the Goethe Institute in Vietnam,"Trinh said.
Reconnect is about trans-local cooperation with meaningful onlinegatherings which provides a sense of human connection during the ongoingpandemic.
Under the project, Vietnamese and German artists in electronic, classicaland new music, video art and performance will be funded for cooperation./.
VNA
