Cine-Concert: Money for Your Whale

Nothing is fixed in advance. Everything is created on the spot by the interaction between musicians and, in this unique case, a draftsman who also interacts with the whole process.

Animator and illustrator Sjaak Rood lets us hear what drawing sounds like. Not only do we see the image being created; the sounds he makes also influences the performance. Singer and voice artist Han Buhrs delivers a mix of self-written lyrics in existing and invented languages. By adding rubbers, clothes pins, magnets and more to the strings, pianist Albert van Veenendaal creates a unique piano sound with a wide variety of timbres. Robert van Heumen adds dynamic electro-acoustic elements. Moreover, he captures all the sounds live, which he then manipulates and brings back into the performance. Money For Your Whale grants a total interaction of image, sound and text!

Money For Your Whale is:

• Albert van Veenendaal - prepared piano
• Robert van Heumen - laptop-instrument
• Han Buhrs - vocals, text
• Sjaak Rood - interactive drawing