rara avis

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Rara Avis is Czech Canadian Terri Hron (recorders, electronics) and Dutchman Robbert van Hulzen (drums etc, electronics). Having met in the Amsterdam music world, Terri and Robbert started Rara Avis in 2004 with the aim of exploring and enjoying both the clashes and the common ground of their respective sound worlds.
During her existence, Rara Avis has regularly initiated insiring collaborations with other musicians from various fields, including guitarist Alfredo Genovesi, singer Camille Hesketh, drummer Chris Dadge, trumpet player Hans Leeuw, contrabassist Jelte van Andel, guitarist/electronician Juan Parra Cancino, bassguitarist Luc Ex, recorder- and shakuhachi player Nancy Beckmann, flautist Ned McGowan, wind player/electronician Peter Hannan and guitarist Ron Samworth.

In bridging the awesome gap between the recorder and percussion, Rara Avis also bridges the medieval world and the postmodern, creating a quirky soundworld of noise-rimmed folk songs and atonal estampies that sounds like it never existed, but should have.
Kyle Gann about the album One Fell Swoop (2008)

Both performers work and play exceptionally well with tone color. The percussion playing conveys a strong sense of melodic contour. Using a range of instruments, from C bass to soprano, the recorder playing creates a rich timbral palette.
Tom Bickley about One Fell Swoop in American Recorder

Een bijzondere cd, zo mag je ‘One Fell Swoop’ gerust noemen. Twee musici die zich in het fascinerende gebied tussen compositie en improvisatie bewegen en daarbij gebruik maken van grote en heel kleine geluiden, volksmuziek niet schuwen, evenmin als atonale improvisaties. (…) Ze zijn architecten, die muziek maken die je nog nooit hoorde. (…) Onthoud slechts dat je van de ene verbazing in de andere valt.
Rinus van der Heijden about One Fell Swoop on jazzenzo.nl

Een vreemde mix van improvisatie en klassieke fluitmuziek, met een stevige saus wereldmuziek. Dat laatste vooral in de vorm van Zuid-Indiase en Javaanse invloeden. De inventiviteit waarmee ze elektronische middelen inzetten om gamelan-achtige patronen te creëren is groot.
Luther Zevenbergen about One Fell Swoop in New Folk Sounds (dec 2008)

past shows

Date City Venue
14 June 2009 4:00pm ysbreker, rara avis in amsterdam
with laura carmichael ((bass) clarinet)
8 April 2008 8:30pm karnatic lab @ badcuyp, rara avis in amsterdam
Address: eerste sweelinckstraat 10
with ned mcgowan (flutes)
6 April 2008 8:00pm u-ex @ sju-huis, rara avis in utrecht
with robert curgenven (resonances), alfredo genovesi (guitar), luc ex (bass guitar)
1 April 2008 9:00pm theater kikker, rara avis in utrecht
25 March 2008 8:30pm badcuyp, rara avis in amsterdam
presentation of the album one fell swoop
21 March 2008 8:00pm tac, rara avis in eindhoven
24 November 2007 3:00am the arc of goa @ stubnitz, rara avis in amsterdam
11 September 2007 8:30pm karnatic lab @ badcuyp, rara avis in amsterdam
Address: eerste sweelinckstraat 10

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