Top & Couture - Pieces on 80s mainstream music   

Both piece are related to idioms of 80s radio mainstream. Emblematic sounds of the early digital revolution are interwoven into textures of contemporary music pieces. Commercialism is facing uniqueness. The two contrasting layers of meaning start commenting each other.
 

COUTURE (2014)

Composition for orchestra, solo synthesizers and vintage e-drums. It is the second composition in the series of pieces, preceded by "Top" for Dx7 and ensemble.
Synthesizers played in "Couture": Ob-Xa, DX7, Roland D-50, Roland Juno 106 & Simmons SDS-8.
Premier 15th nov 2014 by SWR Orchestra Stuttgart. Attacca Festival. Conductor: Ilan Volkov

"Couture" by contemporary music composer Genoel von Lilienstern (* 1979). Composition for orchestra, solo synthesizers and vintage e-drums. The piece is dealing with idioms of 80s radio mainstream music within the context of contemporary music.

 

TOP (2013)

for Yamaha dx7 synthesizer, sampler, e-drums and ensemble. 
Ultraschallfestivall Berlin 2013, Ensemble Interface, Conductor: Scott Voyles

"Top" by contemporary music composer Genoel von Lilienstern (* 1979) for Yamaha dx7 synthesizer, sampler, e-drums and ensemble, . The piece is dealing with idioms of 80s radio mainstream music within the context of contemporary music.