The Archiorganos

On stage together for the first time: two different organs, each with 31 tones per octave. One organ, named the archiorgano, is based on the concepts of Nicola Vicentino (1555). The other is the Fokker organ, rooted in the theoretical works of Christiaan Huygens from 1691. So, for the first time, the Fokker organ is joined by a family member. In works by composers Ed Williams and Mauricio Silva Orendain, both organs can now be heard together in one space.

Ed Williams and Mauricio Silva Orendain are currently traveling the world with their project Uarietà, named after a treatise by Vicentino. With their works Decompositional Study (Williams) and Echoscope (Silva Orendain), they are delving into fresh modes of composition, improvisation, and sound synthesis, to breathe new life into Renaissance concepts. A workshop will take place before the concert.