The second Crack - Der duftende Klang der Kaffeebohne

Literature with experimental music as part of the Altona Diversity Week:

The second Crack - The fragrant sound of the coffee bean

Aromatic coffee, spherical sounds of theremin and organ and an irresistible story combine to create an extraordinary concert program with Andrew Levine (theremin), Kerstin Petersen (organ) and the author Nils Petersen.

Nils Petersen will read from BD 2 of his fantasy series "Veljkos Café" - Das Geheimnis der Rauhnächte", published in bookstores in 2025.

This will be accompanied by music from New York-based artist Andrew Levine and concert organist Kerstin Petersen: Andrew Levine plays the theremin - the only musical instrument that produces tones and sounds without touch.

Using the Moog Claravox in combination with a modular synthesizer, he extracts the timbre from the sound of his voice. He also uses a Landscape Stereofield and polyphonic Continuum Fingerboard. This combination of electronic stops, woven into an integral instrument, merges with the acoustic world of the organ pipes, played by Kerstin Petersen. She elicits a gigantic range from the historical "wind instrument", from fine, noble tones to powerful tutti sounds and noisy, experimental sounds at the limits of the perceptible. Nikolaus Gerszewski's newly composed work "Stopp" (2025) will be premiered.

The audience encounters the protagonists of the fantasy story in a 4D soundscape full of surprising diversity: The second Crack - The fragrant sound of the coffee bean.

We look forward to seeing you: Altona Diversity Week, ERK Hamburg

Andrew Levine (theremin), Kerstin Petersen (organ) and Nils Petersen (author)