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For clarinet, saxophone, trombone, percussion, electric guitar and viola. 11′
Premiere on 12 September 2014, Volkshaus, Biel.

Lantern drums. Echoes and reflections. Invisible sources. Black silences.
This scenic concert piece explores the language of light in dialogue with music. The musicians have to face voyeuristic beams, cymbals burning like suns, a red and forbidden space. Or is it a cell protecting a secret that only the violist can access? The story is not revealed, but it can be seen through such formal elements. From a musical point of view, the return of certain colors, the repetition of “luminous gestures” contribute to the form and coherence of the various sections/scenes. Some of the musicians’ bodily interactions with light directly influence compositional writing.