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2018 in pictures (and some stories)
2018 Workhop and meetings in Hong Kong Once or twice yearly I teach workshops in English at →
The Ouroboros Concert
Voor nederlands even naar beneden skrollen. Here is a letter I wrote earlier this year when I was about to turn 50 (want to get on the mailinglist too? let me know!): I love the number 49 and its symbolism. Much better than 50. So I prefer to send out a shout to everyone on →
Ode aan Walter Slosse (1947-2016)
Een jaar geleden (op 1 augustus 2016) overleed VPRO programmamaker Walter Slosse, met wie ik vele programma’s maakte, →
Intriguing counterpoints: the ‘Kalachakra Ritual Offering Dance’ and Tibetan folk music
Here is something curious almost live from the web. Last week the Dalai Lama presided and led one →
TEDx |Taipei | Mark van Tongeren on overtones, voice and listening
Mark’s talk at TEDx Taipei in september 2016. →
New article online/World Listening Day
Yesterday it was World Listening Day, initiated by a Chapter of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. This →
Water Walk – John Cage by Oorbeek
Performed by OORBEEK NTR broadcasting from the Holland Festival, for John Cage’s 100th birthday. Line-up for Water Walk: →
Overtone singing Mark C. van Tongeren
Mark van Tongeren: Five elementary techniques ( 1:09 ) The vowel triad (1:08) Fundamental drone (0:16 ) Parallel →
高教論壇「大學小革命音樂會」Mark Van Tongeren泛唱
泛唱(overtone singing)，是一個人同時可以發出兩個以上聲音的歌唱。 每個人的聲音，都是自己最親近最熟悉的樂器， 也是與世界溝通的資源， 但我們對它的探索卻少之又少。 Mark在《OM泛唱作為藝乘》一書中曾經這麼說： 「希望大家先去除掉一些你已經習慣、已經會的發聲， 放慢速度去發一個字的聲音，仔細感覺所振動到的器官， 當你超越你的語言給你設定的範圍， 你就可以明白其中有多大的可能空間……」 探索自己身體感官的新可能，也是小革命的起點之一。 →
PULP247 Shanghai interview
Mark Van Tongeren explains overtone singing, and gives a demonstration on the Shanghai metro – because why not? →