The Waves Project - Symphonic Polyrhythm
The Waves Project represents a new style of orchestral music in which
complex polyrhythms, harmonic progressions and stunning percussion
sounds merge in a dramatic and unique way. The orchestra is a rhythm
generator corresponding with breath-taking drum performances,
polyrhythmic choir parts and melodies growing out of surprising harmonic
progressions. It is music that touches every level of human existence.
The Waves Project was founded by Reinhard Flatischler and Johnny
Bertl, two Viennese composers from different backgrounds. Their
highly specialised skills enable them to co-create music which one
person could never create alone.
The underlying polyrhythmic structures in all compositions compare
to the musical wisdom inherent in a fugue written by J. S. Bach. The
overlapping polyrhythmic structures with their primal rhythmic
movements radiate the purity of natural laws. When polyrhythmic
structures come together with melodic and harmonic progressions and
seldom heard percussion sounds, the unique music style of the Waves
Project becomes alive.
Space Beyond Space
Suite for Orchestra, Choir and Percussion
in 8 movements
Flatischler / Bertl
Space Beyond Space is the second composition commissioned
by Auckland Choral and today marks its world premiere. Reinhard
Flatischler joins Grammy nominee Túpac Mantilla on solo drums
performing alongside the other percussionists.
It is exciting to go on a musical quest, expressing the most mysterious
phenomena of life - Space! Space is one of the most mysterious and
fascinating phenomenon existing. Space has stimulated the curiosity
of humans from the very beginning. The most advanced scientists as
well as ancient philosophers have been researching the phenomenon
of space. Newest science assumes that space is both extremely full
and unimaginably tense while at the same time it appears completely
empty. What a mystery!
The key for composing such a piece is the surrender to a state of “not
knowing”, relying solely on the trust that inspiration will come at the
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