Palpitations

Palpitations is filled with music that literally makes my heart beat faster. In this program I have combined my two passions as a cardiovascular researcher and a bassoonist.

This program consists of pieces that are literally inspired by my own heartbeat such as the piece "Heart SOLO” where I play together with my live heartbeat and show what happens to the heart when you play the bassoon. Besides my own heartbeat I also use the heartbeats of members of the audience in my new composition "Syntheny of Hearts" where the heartbeats are translated into music. A new heartbeat lightart installation will be build to make this possible and will simultaniously be the decor of the whole concert.

Besides the literal translation of the heartbeat in this program, Palpitations also shows what makes my heart skip a beat, such as the first pieces written for bassoon "Sacra Partitura" from Böddecker or "November 22" from Azmeh which shows the singing capabilities of the bassoon.

The combination between the pieces about the heart, the pieces that are close to my heart, together with the help of technique such as effect pedals and heart rate monitors, makes Palpitations a very personal and original program whit the bassoon in the spot light.

In December 2024 I will record this as my first album together with TRPTK. From may 2025 I will tour with this program.