For voice, violin, cello and piano (2023) Velītjums mammai Text by Hermann Hesse -a fragment from "The Glass Bead Game" Voice:Annija Krivjonoka Violin: Bernardo Sousa Violoncello: Hattie McGregor Piano: Miki Kawashima Conductor: Roberto Jimenez Mixed and mastered by Vincent Nier Video made by Annija Anna Zariņa Recorded in The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague

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