Magda Mayas returns to Roulette to premiere “Chant,” a new work for solo piano, objects, transducers and playback. “Chant” was developed in 2023 at Harringtons Lane artist residency in New South Wales, Australia. The playback was recorded on 16 different pianos and focuses on tunings and recurring harmonic structures.
Mayas will also perform improvisations and other compositions.
“Over the last two decades it’s hard to think of a pianist who has made more consistent sonic discoveries beneath the lid of the piano… An integral figure of Berlin’s echtzeitmusik music community …she’s developed the beguiling practice combining preparations and jerry-rigged tools to generate an ever expanding encyclopedia of sound.” – Peter Margasak, The Wire
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.