About this episode
BUG Radio returns to Cultuurhaven in West to present three musical performances that can be enjoyed both live and online via their community radio. The program takes listeners on a journey from acoustic to electro-acoustic to electronic music, highlighting a thoughtful progression of sound and expression. This edition coincides with International Women's Day, a theme that is central to the concert. The program has been curated to reflect inclusivity while highlighting the work and perspectives of women in contemporary music, emphasizing both collaboration and the consideration behind the concert's concept. Audiences are welcome to experience the concerts live in the blue room at West Den Haag, located in the former U.S. embassy on the Lange Voorhout. Online radio listeners can join in to listen to the concerts at bugradio.org. PROGRAM Part 1: Whispers of Bellows - A2 Abd El Monim and Mario Romeo A musical performance conceived by artist and composer A2 Abd El Monim in collaboration with accordionist Mario Romeo. Three pieces for accordion intertwine with silence and sonic density, weaving a landscape suspended between fragility and intensity. Moments of meditative calm alternate with sudden bursts of energy. Music becomes living matter; time stretches and contracts, while sound takes center stage, revealing its physical presence in every gesture. Pieces by Marina Leonardi, Domenico Turi, and A2 Abd El Monim. Part 2: Unfolding Quietness (radio version) - Leslee Smucker Unfolding Quietness delves into the exploration of sound drama and the potential of communicative aspects of the performative gesture. Unfolding is about the possibility of limitations: to create an environment where I open myself to possibilities by creating space to search for a new way of theatricality and musicality in performances. Part 3: Ping pong transmitter - Anne Wellmer Ping pong transmitter for electronics, field recordings and voice. Among Anne Wellmer's work are sonic environments for performances, sound installations, live music for dance and theater, radio art, music theater pieces, network projects and improvisation with electronics. Wellmer is a member of the Society for Nontrivial Pursuits, teaches experimental music within the generative arts program at Berlin University of the Arts and is a founding member of the nomadic collective New Emergences, that promotes diversity in electronic music and sound art. Presentation by radio hosts Margherita Brillada and Leonie Roessler.