Joep Beving w/Special Guest Kennebec
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Presented by TOC
7pm doors | All Ages (please see Covid policies) | Bar w/ID | All sales are final.
Joep Beving, a sensation of the contemporary classical streaming world, returns to his solo pianoroots withHermetism. The Dutch composer/pianist’s fourth album forDeutsche Grammophonwillbe released globally on8 April 2022. Inspired by ancient philosophy, Beving’s latest project is analbum in search of universal ideas. “I hope that it will have a comforting and communal effect onlisteners,” says the artist. Written during the dark days of the pandemic, in an age of fear andpolarisation,Hermetismblends poignant melancholy with an offer of hope, spanning twelve newtracks recorded on Beving’s cherished Schimmel piano.
Beving has used music to explore some of life’s big philosophical questions in three hugely successfulalbums –Solipsism,PrehensionandHenosis. After his trilogy for Deutsche Grammophon, he was leftwith a question: what next? The answer eluded him atfirst, so he turned to composing for a Dutchfilm and stage play. Yet ideas that had been brewing for years began to take shape. “I came back tothe piano to feel at home and in tune with myself and my surroundings,” notes Beving. “I wanted togo by what felt right, which was to go back to the beginning, to solo piano songs, but usingeverything I had learned during the making of the trilogy.”
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Kennebec is the musical outlet of Eric Phillips, a composer, producer,and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. He draws from aneclectic array of influences from downtempo, folk and soundtracks to createhis own unique style of cinematic instrumental music.His debut album 'Departure' released February 2020 onNight Time Stories, sister artist label of acclaimed compilation seriesLate Night Tales, and home to Texan Trio Khruangbin, Leifur James and AshWalker.Kennebec’s second record Without Star or Compass will be releasedOctober 28 2022 featuring appearances from Samuel T. Herring, HemlockErnst, Sudan Archives,Yazz Ahmed, Kalaido and more.In addition to the Kennebec project, Eric has enjoyed composing themusic for numerous feature films, documentaries and games, and heaspires to incorporate this sense of cinematic immersion into his own musicand performances.