The Vociferous Project

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The Vociferous Project
Performances of Tessellations I & II– by Veryan Weston for Vociferous – a choir of nine singers from Austria who have diverse cultural connections.

Tessellations I & II contain structures which have, by coincidence, similarities with some of the principles of geometric tessellations – hence the title. Visual interlocking symmetries and geometric shapes are transferred to the audible world of pitches, rhythm and counterpoint.

Both pieces use Veryan’s research into pentatonic scales, providing a compositional thread which, combined with the spirit and energy of improvisation, creates a mind-disturbingly celebratory experience guaranteed to intoxicate even the most virtuous.

Tessellations I for solo piano
The debut UK performance by Leo Svirsky, an exceptionally gifted pianist from USA.

Tessellations II for nine singers
The choir comprises; Annette Giesriegl (Austria), Anush Apoyan (Armenia), Dorothea Jaburek (born Italy, Austrian citizen), Franz Schmuck (born Canada, Austrian citizen), Iris Ederer (Austria), Patrik Thurner (Austria), Siruan Kueng (father is Kurd, mother is Austrian), Sofia Knezevic (Serbia) and Veryan Weston (UK) pianist / improviser.