Polyrhythmische Klangwolken: Autophagy III
235featuring Tom De Cock, micro-percussion; Andrea Mancianti, live electronics
Percussionist Tom De Cock is surrounded by an array of round percussion instruments. With minimal movements, he alters the timbres of suspended frame drums and cymbals, each driven by its own small electronic device. Polyrhythmic soundscapes, percussive eruptions, and electronically transformed clusters of percussion evoke the works of the great master Iannis Xenakis.
Andrea Mancianti is a composer, performer, and sound artist who works with acoustic instruments, homemade electronics, and unconventional spaces. He studied composition with Rosario Mirigliano at the Florence Conservatory, earned a Master’s degree in Composition and Music Technology (2012) and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from La Sapienza University (2006), and participated in the IRCAM course in Paris (2013–2014). He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Media at Aalto University, focusing on collaborative practices.
His work encompasses collaborative processes, site-specific installations, and experiments with extended instruments and feedback systems. With a background in classical and electroacoustic composition as well as electric guitar, he moves between contemporary music, audiovisual performances, music theater, and interactive installations. He has presented projects at venues including IRCAM, Ars Electronica, Concertgebouw Brugge, and the Venice Biennale, as well as in DIY contexts.
As a board member of Äänen Lumo, he advocates for experimental music in Helsinki. His works are licensed under a Creative Commons license. His most recent projects include the Autophagy cycle, Kaikujen Säiliö, and Blindphones. He has also participated in collaborative projects such as quietSpeaker and a few minutes to silence, and has composed music for theater, film, and rock and folk ensembles.
Tom De Cock (b. 1982) earned a master’s degree in percussion from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and a master’s degree in contemporary music from the HFMDK in Frankfurt am Main. In 2009, he completed his studies at the HFM Detmold with a “summa cum laude” in the concert exam and earned his “Doctor of Arts” degree in 2015 from the VUB and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
In addition to his work as a percussion soloist with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Tom works as a freelance musician in Europe, having performed with the Ensemble Modern, MusikFabrik, and Radio Kamer Philharmonie, among others, and is a permanent member of Ictus, Nadar Ensemble, Triatu, and Ensemble XII.
Tom has collaborated with Pierre Boulez, Peter Eötvös, Philippe Hurel, Bruno Mantovani, Philippe Manoury, Georges Aperghis, and many other prominent figures in international contemporary music. Tom currently works as an assistant professor of percussion at the Conservatoire Royal de Liège
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