Concerti (ensemble tesse)
A new project of ensemble tesse in continuation of Correspondances. The ensemble creates 6 short concerti, one for each member.
Collaborations
Correspondances (ensemble tesse)
The work Correspondances is elaborated as a collective composition, bringing together individual improvisations that communicate with each other
Ensemble Tesse
ensemble tesse is a group of six established musicians from the Montreal musical scene with an objective to co-create new musical works.
Trees – recording a new album with Whim Ensemble released by Parma Records
New album by whim ensemble to be released by Parma recordings in later 2022.
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Dance by Nicholas Sciscione, 10 Hairy Legs dance company. Premiered 8-10 June 2018, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York NY. Composition and performance – Ofer Pelz Lighting Design – Jason FlamosCostume – 10 Hairy Legs This work was underwritten in part by generous grants from The O’Donnell-Green Music & Dance Foundation, The Constance Poster Trust for …
Whim Ensemble
On the verge of composed and improvised music, Whim ensemble (Ofer Pelz, prepared piano & Preston Beebe, percussion) creates percussive landscapes by inventing instrument modifications and techniques to build an unusually rich sound world. They place found objects on their instruments to explore complex timbres, textures, and harmonies. Whim ensemble website Photos of Whim Ensemble …
Whim (album)
whim released by Kohlenstoff records released June 5, 2016 Ofer Pelz – prepared piano oferpelz.com Preston Beebe – drums/percussions www.prestonbeebe.com Flo Pelz – CD cover Padraig Buttner-Schnirer – CD Mastering Ofer Pelz and Preston Beebe – Recording and mixing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RWGqXJfFLk See other albums
pre-fall
Released by Ambiances Magnétiques “The avant-garde duo of pianist Ofer Pelz and percussionist Preston Beebe just released Pre-Fall, an amalgamation of various experiments in the spontaneous synchronicity of the two performers here. While the recorded output is a fantastic experience in its own right, there is something truly mesmerizing in witnessing such performance being played …
Backward Inductions
Backward induction is the process of reasoning backward from the end of a situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions. The ‘end’ which this piece originated from, was a multiple-layered structure of repetitive gestures. The backward induction in this work’s creative process was the reduction and modification of the original structure to an optimal …
Convergence
Alto Flute and Electronics. Roy Amotz Flute. For Cairn Ensemble. Premiered by Cedric Jullion, Cairn Ensemble June 2011 at CRD Blanc Mesnil. Recording by Roy Amotz, December 2013.Paris 2010, 7′ Ca In this work, I explored the idea of a granulation (segmented sound), that becomes denser until a complete convergence – a long note.This idea drives also from …