WE, THE CHORUS
Checking in at a last-minute AirB&B in The Hague last week I was delighted to see a litter of music stands. It transpired that my host was Andrius Arutiunian, the composer, who is published by Donemus - a publisher that we deal with. I looked him up online.
"Andrius Arutiunian (b.1991) is an Armenian-Lithuanian composer and sound artist. His practice is based on sound and hybrid forms of media, with a particular interest in identity, technology and sonic artefacts. Sonic appropriation and repurposing, as well the use of new technologies and media all form an important part of Arutiunian’s practice."
No wind music for us then!
However the wine bottle came out and we were soon having a good gossip about the music trade.
Looking online afterwards I came across 'We, the Chorus' and an image in the description of the work has stuck in my mind ever since:
"Watching today’s scandal-seeking mass media and scrolling through rather hysterical social networks, one may easily be reminded of the Greek Chorus in classical Greek theatre. The function of the Chorus is to explain the context and represent society”.
We, the Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJYPW6ocQhc
Andrius Arutiunian
http://andriusarutiunian.com/about/
Thanks for a great stay, Andrius!
