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Holger
Came to
Auroville leaving behind a career of professional musician, 6 years of intense
practice and something like 1000 performances with his co-founded
'Modern String Quartet'.
He was also leaving computer music
behind, and a lot of other things.., for coming to
Auroville, a new life, new spirit, new adventure..
Of course, his artistic
fire was not quenched in the name of spirituality, on the contrary: it was
greatly enhanced! And thus, all kinds of compositions, sequencers,
computers, and all what comes along with it, came back to him, filling up his daily
life with new insights, new work and new preoccupations.
There is always a gap
of doubt in him: is it worthwhile to spend a whole life
pursuing music? What about spiritual life? Does one exclude the other? These are
some of the discussions we get into whenever we have a chance to
sit and talk. We never come to serious conclusions, and the questions remain strong.
I'm
always surprised to find out the enormous scope of Holger's knowledge: western
music theory, how to program a symphony, or weld a microphone cable,
multiple singing, Bach fugue and how to repair a broken violin, minimal music and
poly-rhythms, fine tuning , how a synthesizer works, the right
scale for a dominant flat nine sharp eleventh chord..
Right now he's spending all his time building a music studio at his place
in Sharnga and is working at his
computer, composing and programming songs. That's why I'm writing in his
behalf. (Stefano)
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