Virginals

A solo recital of contemporary classics performed on the Octave Virginals – a Renaissance keyboard instrument – and mechanical gramophones.

Watch an excerpt from the performance at Steirischer Herbst, Graz
on Vimeo

Virginals features electroacoustic interpretations of

Alvin Lucier. Music With Magnetic Strings

Version for virginals and 5 Ebows (acoustical or amplified)
Duration: 20 – 45 minutes

Francisco Lopez. Untitled #92

Version for 4 gramophones with equalizers and amplification or acoustical
Duration: 15 – 30 minutes

Phill Niblock. SLS (from Four Full Flutes)

Version for virginals, tape and amplification
Duration: 22 minutes

Charlemagne Palestine. Schlongo!

Version for Philicorda organ
Duration: 45 – 60 minutes

La Monte Young. Composition 1960 #7 (July 1960)

Version for two Philicorda organs or ebowed virginals
Duration: 60 minutes – ∞

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Stephan Mathieu. Still Life with Binary Code (For Walter Marchetti)

Concert version for virginals and analog reverb units
Duration: 60 minutes

Installation version for computer, multichannel louspeaker system and video screens

More works are in the making.

Stephan Mathieu: virginals, gramophones, sound diffusion

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Caro Mikalef and Stephan Mathieu. Constellations

Audiovisual Installation for Renaissance Claviers, Mobile and Light
Duration: 40 minutes

Please visit the Constellations page for more details.

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Stephan Mathieu. Process

Audiovisual Installation for a Broken Consort of recorded Viols, Virginals and 16mm Loop
Duration: 40 minutes

More infos on Process soon

Virginals at Steirischer Herbst, Graz
Photo by Bernhard Schreiner

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Due to heavy logistics Virginals is currently only available for performances in Europe.
Please be in touch if you are interested in setting up a concert.