ur-DU
a structured improvisation by Anne La Berge for 8 microphones, 8 speakers and electronics.
When depleted uranium weapons explode, they produce uranium dust that drifts with wind. Particles fine enough to pass through gas mask filters can be breathed in or ingested with food or drink. Residues of uranium weapons will last longer than memory.
Anne La Berge is a pioneer flutist/composer, working since the late ‘70’s with interactive computer systems, microtonality, improvisation and as a leading interpreter of contemporary chamber music.
Anne La Berge grew up in Minnesota, USA and has lived since 1989 in Amsterdam. She currently performs in numerous improvisation and chamber music projects in Europe and the US. She can be heard in a range of settings from modern ballet music in the music theaters of Holland to international science and art symposia and finally to improvised electronic music in the local squat buildings. From1999 through 2006 she co-founded and ran the series "kraakgeluiden" for weekly electro-acoustic improvisation sessions in Amsterdam. This series gained an international reputation for it’s adventuresome programming and received financial support on the local and national level.
In addition to creating her own work, the latest being a commission from the Dutch radio, she regulary commissions artists, the most recent being Marko Ciciliani, to compose solo works for her with interactive/improvised music and video. She has performed her own works, which always use interactive electronics, at festivals in Europe and the US. The last few years have seen a new addition to her work: self-penned enigmatic short stories which slide seemlessly in and out of her compositions and improvisations.
A listing of current performances, CD releases and activities can be found at: http://www.annelaberge.com.
a structured improvisation by Anne La Berge for 8 microphones, 8 speakers and electronics.
When depleted uranium weapons explode, they produce uranium dust that drifts with wind. Particles fine enough to pass through gas mask filters can be breathed in or ingested with food or drink. Residues of uranium weapons will last longer than memory.
Anne La Berge is a pioneer flutist/composer, working since the late ‘70’s with interactive computer systems, microtonality, improvisation and as a leading interpreter of contemporary chamber music.
Anne La Berge grew up in Minnesota, USA and has lived since 1989 in Amsterdam. She currently performs in numerous improvisation and chamber music projects in Europe and the US. She can be heard in a range of settings from modern ballet music in the music theaters of Holland to international science and art symposia and finally to improvised electronic music in the local squat buildings. From1999 through 2006 she co-founded and ran the series "kraakgeluiden" for weekly electro-acoustic improvisation sessions in Amsterdam. This series gained an international reputation for it’s adventuresome programming and received financial support on the local and national level.
In addition to creating her own work, the latest being a commission from the Dutch radio, she regulary commissions artists, the most recent being Marko Ciciliani, to compose solo works for her with interactive/improvised music and video. She has performed her own works, which always use interactive electronics, at festivals in Europe and the US. The last few years have seen a new addition to her work: self-penned enigmatic short stories which slide seemlessly in and out of her compositions and improvisations.
A listing of current performances, CD releases and activities can be found at: http://www.annelaberge.com.
