Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

New Course program / APRL 2022
Bert Bernaerts
Belgium
About
As a sociologist and a musician I am fascinated by the
vague zone where music and theatre blend. I play, improvise
and compose music in many different contexts. As a child
I became interested in and familiar with wind instruments
through my experiences in local brass bands. During my
studies in sociology in Leuven, I studied upright bass
and – as a trumpet player - got in touch with jazz and free
improvisation. In my work I constantly investigate the balance
between tradition and experiment. The result is often a crossover
where music gets affected by other artforms : dance,
puppetry, music theatre, sound art.
Scoring for conchells
I’ve been creating/recording a solo-album titled ‘Maa’ (for
conchells, trumpet and electronics). The recorded music
reflects the spacious landscapes around Arteles and is a
tribute to the wonderfull textures that can be found in nature.
The conchells and their spiral shape (Fibonacci sequence)
create a unique timbre.
Alongside my artistic aspirations I developed a particular
feeling for cummunity-art projects and music-pedagogy. In
my neighborhood I initiated two community projects : ‘Fanfare
‘t Akkoord’, an alternative brassband witch integrates
guitars and experimental instruments and ‘Tarmacadam’ an
orchestra for children. In my educational approach I focuse on
- the body and movement as a compass for playing music
- playing and improvising music without traditional scores
- Soundpainting (universal multidisciplinary live composing
sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual
Artists)