Performed live at the Conservatoriumzaal of Amare (Den Haag) on the 29th of April.

Being composed between 1974-76, "Music for 18 Musicians" is considered the pinnacle of the Minimal Music since its premiere. A complex and mathematical composition that sounds surprisingly
organic to the audience. It's not a stretch to say that Reich's music transcends us. His music irradiates a feeling of warmth and familiarity, that is hard to put into words. How do you describe something so natural as the movement of the waves in the ocean?
With this performance, I aim to transmit this feeling to the audience, embracing them in a sonic journey throughout the whole concert, never once loosing their connection with the music.
Steve Reich famously said about this piece "The relationship between the different sections is thus best understood in terms of resemblances between members of a family".

This project was organised, produced and marketed by Miguel Varela

Vibraphone: Miguel Varela
Marimba: Gonçalo Martins, Diogo Marques and João Borralho
Xylophones: Darío Anton and Te-Ping Teng
Maracas: João Brito
Pianos: André Teixeira, Carlota Carvalho, Rui Braga Simões and Miki Kawashima
Clarinets: Miguel Esperanza and Guillermo Arnedo
Singers: Carolina Andrade, Hella Termeulen, Sandra Sinivali and Anne Luize Razdovska
Cello: Thomas Zonderop
Violin: Ruth Mareen
Sound: Mick van Broekhoven and Vito Vicar