Johannes Maria Staud

Epicentre

This percussion trio was composed in close collaboration with the dedicatees Martin Grubinger, Richard Putz, and Slavik Stakhov. The trio is in three parts, characterized by the sheer joy of a design dramaturgically clustering along seismic fault lines. During its course, the three percussion players switch among three setups in various playing positions on the stage - from the back of the stage to its center, then to its front ramp, focusing in each on a different sound material: the skin in the first part, metal in the second, and wood in the third.
(Johannes Maria Staud)