Having its roots in Portugal, the Austria-based Noviga Projekto is a flute and percussion duo devoted to the performance of contemporary music.
Clara Saleiro (flute) and Manuel Alcaraz (percussion) worked as a duo for the first time at Remix Ensemble Summer Academy in 2014. Since then the duo has performed his own shows In a living room and Differenz – Wiederholung – Transformation at Dias da Música Eletroacústica, Circular Festival and Hörsturm Festival, among others.
The duo reflects their own cultural and geographical connections through a very special approach to the flute and percussion repertoire. Noviga Projekto received funding from the City of Graz.
Differenz – Wiederholung – Transformation
“Differenz – Wiederholung – Transformation” presents three pieces that represent the aesthetics that Noviga Projekto advocates for. Broken grooves and delicate flute tones hidden on a very loud cymbal tremolo, bring the audience into a very particular approach to the repertoire for flute and percussion.
Noviga Projekto performs pieces by Giacinto Scelsi, Bernhard Lang and the new version of “4 Türkische Becken” by Peter Ablinger, specially written for four particular cymbals. The three pieces are connected through different improvisations.
*Bernhard Lang (1957)
Differenz / Wiederholung 21 “…and we just keep on pretending…” (2010)
*Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988)
Hyxos (1955)
*Peter Ablinger (1959)
4 Türkische Becken (2018 version – written for Noviga Projekto)