Luc Houtkamp

Artists/// Luc Houtkamp
Born 1953, Den Haag, The Netherlands; composer, alto and tenor saxophones, computers, electronics.
Luc Houtkamp is a composer who bridges the gap between different worlds of music. Having a background in jazz & improvised music as a saxophone player, his musical goal is to establish a continuum between improvisation and composition in which the difference between the two dissolves.


Performance Introduction︱
In his music Houtkamp’s main goal has been to create music that is essentially improvised but nonetheless gives an almost symphonic feel of being through-composed, with themes, counter-subjects, variations and other traditional formal constructs.  And although he professes admiration for many Jazz musicians, the traditional structure of Jazz performances, with improvised variations sandwiched between opening and closing statements of the theme, is something Houtkamp has always strongly disliked.  So, rather than putting improvised and composed structures side by side, it is the act of smelting them together that excites Houtkamp, who is more than happy to get his fingers metaphorically very dirty in the musical melding and formal moulding of his materials.  This combination of rigour and flexibility has proven central to the formation of Houtkamp’s creative personality and distinctive compositional voice.  For Houtkamp, cultural and personal identity is fluid, finding power in change.  But what is exciting about the music he makes is that this change does not take place without resistance; without jagged juxtapositions, musical anomalies and moments of surreal humour acting as counterweights to the unifying musical forces Houtkamp is constantly searching out.

Website: http://www.luchoutkamp.nl
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/luchoutkamp
POW Ensemble: http://www.powensemble.nl


藝術家/// Luc Houtkamp 
出生於1953荷蘭海牙的Luc Houtkamp是一位作曲家、中音及次中音薩克斯風樂手、電腦音樂及電子音樂創作者。作為一位作曲家，Luc的創作融貫世界各地不同的音樂。作為同時擁有爵士樂及即興音樂背景的薩克斯風演奏者，Luc的音樂試圖在即興與編曲間建立一個連續體，兩者之間的差異於此消弭不再。

表演簡介///
Houtkamp的音樂創作，除了呈現音樂的即興性外，同時也含有交響樂經譜曲結構、主旋律、對句、變奏及其他傳統形式架構的特性於內。雖然Houtkamp專精爵士樂並有許多欣賞的爵士樂樂手，但對於傳統爵士樂表演形式中，將即興變奏三明治式地夾在開頭與結尾的主旋律裡，感到強烈的排斥。不同於將即興與編排作搭配式的演奏，Houtkamp樂於將兩者融合在ㄧ起，像是弄髒雙手的讓音樂元素混制並重新塑形。音樂編排上流貫結合的緊（嚴密）與鬆（機動性）是證明並形成Houtkamp深具風格及區別性作品最重要的形構。對Houtkamp而言，文化及個人是時時刻刻在流動，是要在變化中找到力量。在Houtkamp的音樂裡，變化是經過抗拒、磨合、異變狀態並融入詼諧作為平衡，從中形構出音樂的力量。 

Website: http://www.luchoutkamp.nl
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/luchoutkamp
POW Ensemble: http://www.powensemble.nl