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| Artists | Cláudia Pereira, voice |
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| Access | Only available on presentation of a rainy days festival ticket |
| Credits | Co-produced by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean and the 2026 rainy days festival of Philharmonie Luxembourg in collaboration with Luxembourg Art Week. With the support of the Centre national de l’audiovisuel. |
Guilherme Vaz. Photo: Rui Faquini
Sinfonia do Fogo
Guilherme Vaz
In the framework of Ana Vaz: A câmera é o corpo (The Camera is the Body)
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Im Rahmen von Ana Vaz’ Ausstellung A Câmera é o Corpo (Die Kamera ist der Körper) im Mudam bringt die Philharmonie Luxembourg eine Wiederaufführung von Sinfonia do Fogo (1985/2001) auf die Bühne – eine musikalische Komposition des verstorbenen brasilianischen Pioniers der Klang- und Konzeptkunst Guilherme Vaz, des Vaters der Künstlerin.
Guilherme Vaz (1948, Araguari – 2018, Rio de Janeiro), ein einflussreicher experimenteller Komponist und Dirigent, führte die musique concrète in das brasilianische Kino ein. Seine Kompositionen finden oft ihren Widerhall in den Filmen von Ana Vaz (1986, Brasília). Basierend auf klanglichen Kanons und Wiederholungen taucht Sinfonia do Fogo in die Klanglandschaften des brasilianischen Mittleren Westens ein und präsentiert unter anderem den Gesang der Xavante, die in dieser Region beheimatet sind.
For its European premiere, the score will be performed by six musicians, including vocal performances by Ana Vaz and Claudia Pereira. Pereira performed the original vocals in the composition and is also the artist’s mother. The score has been meticulously reconstructed through the transcription of archival material.
A multifaceted artist, thinker and researcher, Guilherme Vaz significantly contributed to conceptual and sound art in Brazil. From the mid-1970s onwards, he collaborated with Indigenous communities in central and northern Brazil. These collaborations had a lasting influence on his musical work.