6th to 16th August 2011 saw my second visit to the
Stockhausen Courses in Kürten, and this time I took my synths and all the equipment necessary for a performance of Spiral. I was lucky enough to attend a whole seminar course given by Michael Vetter and Natascha Nikeprelevic on
Pole, and
Spiral. Michael Vetter performed these pieces dozens of times at the 1970 Worlds' Fair in Osaka and subsequently and has recorded an integral version of
Spiral for the Stockhausen Verlag.
A highlight of the courses was getting to work on both
Pole, and
Spiral with
Frauke Aulbert, although sessions were a little daunting to start with since I had to use my voice (which I seldom use in a musical context) instead of my synth.
Here we are working on
Pole, using Michael and Natascha's notes projected on the wall behind us.
The other main course that I attended was the Intuitive Music Course run by
Intuitive Music Weimar. This inspired me to set up an Intuitive Music group in Edinburgh on my return.
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