Erwan Keravec is a highland bagpiper, composer and improviser. He seeks out unusual sounds, and ways of playing and listening to his instrument, far from its original cultural setting, exploring improvised music, free and ‘noise’ jazz. He also frequently writes, plays and improvises for dance performances. At Keep It Space Fest, Keravec will perform Midwinter by Nicholas Morrish and Attacca by Wolfgang Mitterer.
Midwinter considers the ancient artistic practice of bagpipes from the perspective of current electronic technology and aesthetics. Social aspects of instrumental playing, which combines different blowing techniques from different cultures, weave their way through the multifaceted composition like threads. Wolfang Mittlerer develops a language marked by extreme tension and complexity, letting his piece oscillate between composition and open form.
