MY HEART’S IN THE HIGHLANDS

Rachel Fenlon and Maximilian Schnaus approach this motif from different artistic perspectives. At the heart of their work are pieces by Arvo Pärt, whose minimalist, hymnal musical language unfolds a particular temporality and opens spaces where past and present merge.

In contrast, Bach's music, several centuries old, is re-examined through reflective performance practice. Instead of continuous modernization, the focus today is on approximating historical sound ideals—and thus also on the desire for an emotional connection to the past. Whether this is a conscious engagement with tradition or an expression of nostalgia remains an open question.

Fenlon and Schnaus take up these ideas and combine music by Pärt and Bach with improvisations and new compositions for voice, organ, and electronics. This creates a vibrant interplay between old and new, memory and anticipation.

• With: Rachel Fenlon (soprano, electronics), Maximilian Schnaus (organ)
  
• Works performed: Music by Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach, improvisation