Akasha
for trombone and electronics
year of composition
2019
duration
7 till 11 minutes
text
Akasha is part of the music theatre work Void (Sunyata).
Wim Henderickx created a version for solo trombone and electronics in 2019, at the request of Thomas Moore.
The timing in this work is proportional.
AKASHA stands for the natural element ether or the fifth element.
“Âkâsha is a Sanskrit word meaning expanse, but it also refers to the unweighable and intangible principle of life - the astral and the heavenly light united together - which two form the world soul and constitute the soul and spirit of man.” Helena Blavatsky
This composition can be considered a kind of meditation.
instrumentation
Trombone, Electronics
first performance date
30.01.2021
first performance place
PostX, Merelbeke, Belgium
first performance by
Thomas Moore, trombone