The 4-channel version of the "Lessons of Karkowski" was commissioned by the Karkowski / Xenakis (Extended) project.
Curator: Monika Pasiecznik
Organizer: Nowy Teatr (Warsaw)
Collaboration: Stanisław Suchora (Sonora)
"Karkowski Lessons"
I met Zbigniew for the first time in Tokyo in 2011, we had an appointment in Takadanobaba, the neighbourhood where he lived. After a while of conversation, we came to the conclusion that we need to drink and talk. In the store, Zbigniew bought 3 six-packs of Japanese lager, and then we headed to his apartment. It took us several hours to drink this immodest kit. After a few hours of intense talks, Zbigniew stood up and announced that I had to go because his wife comes over and that he still has to work. Coming back to Asakusa, I had the impression that in these few hours I had the most important music lessons in my life. We met a few more times, the last time in Wrocław when 249 said to me during a night trip
: "I have 3 weeks to live, Gerard, fuck that's all and all this music, I'm going to die in the jungle" ...
Karkowski's Lessons is an attempt to demythologize Zbigniew Karkowski ...
I decided to invite Karkowski to the table and drink beer with him for the last time while realizing 4-channel compositions inspired by his music.
pasiecznik.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/karkowski-xenakis-extended-pl/
Seria koncertów w Nowym Teatrze jest rozszerzoną wersją projektu „Karkowski/Xenakis”, prezentowanego dotąd
m.in. w Geteborgu, Rzymie, Huddersfield, Wrocławiu i Poznaniu, dzięki wsparciu promocyjnemu Stanisława Suchory z Sonora Music.
Monika Pasiecznik
released January 3, 2022