The extended pedal is an innovative system allowing precise control of dampers beyond the keyboard. The result of a research project led by Martin Loridan with the support of the FNRS, the device is a physical extension that is grafted onto the piano, allowing access to the forte pedal from a distance. Remote control of the dampers greatly expands contemporary piano playing, creating new avenues for creation.
In this first public demonstration of the extended pedal, the body of the piano is transformed into a complex sound object with multiple resonances.
Two compositions created by Tom de Cock, Tomoko Honda and Sara Picavet, illustrate the new possible worlds. The piano becomes a giant body whose multiple internal parts generate complex timbres and build haunting reverberations, controlled by the new system.

Programme
Two creations by Martin Loridan for piano and extended pedal

Performance
Tom de Cock - percussion
Tomoko Honda & Sara Picavet - piano


Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
Chêne Site I Joseph Jongen auditorium
Chêne street 17 - 1000 Brussels - BELGIUM

Free entrance
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