Illuminations.
“My fascination and symbiosis of sacred geometry & composition has lead to the creation of works which bear a strong specific relation to a place. I create compositions which come directly out of an architecture or geometry, in a search for a new haven, a sound world that can immerse the body, spirit & soul. This particular approach transcends the everyday, allowing the past or this ongoing present to be shrouded in new light, much like the Renaissance quest. It is my way of building metaphorical bridges over distances of time, to capture a new Zeitgeist in this moment.”
’Illuminations’, premiered at the Imago Dei Festival (2022) and was later featured at Carinthian Summer (2023)
The “image of the goddess” (Imago Deae) floats like a canopy over Tamara Friebel’s ‘Illuminations’. Illuminated sounds, substantiated, above all, in the voices of the choir and carried further by mantras and invocations of goddesses’ names, draw contemplations by mystics such as Hildegard von Bingen or Rabi'a al-Adawiya into the Klangraum Krems in the Minorite Church. - Nadja Kayali
Upcoming events.
Exhibitions, concerts and premieres.
Imago Dei Festival
The “image of the goddess” (Imago Deae) floats like a canopy over Tamara Friebel’s Illuminations. Illuminated sounds, substantiated, above all, in the voices of the choir and carried further by mantras and invocations of goddesses’ names, draw contemplations by mystics such as Hildegard von Bingen or Rabi'a al-Adawiya into the Klangraum Krems in the Minorite Church. Performed by The Company of Music.
Carinthian Summer Festival
This album release of ‘Illuminations’ is taken from a live event in the Ossiach Collegiate Church, with the 12 voices of the Momentum Vocal Music, including the new movement based on the proportions and history of the Marian church. Simon Erasimus conducted the choir and instrumentalists including Thomas Fheodoroff (violin), Sylvie Lacroix (flute), Michael Moser (cello), Hannes Schöggl (percussion), to bring this electric work alive.
Sacred Geometry
This video was shown at the exhibition in the 'Kapitelsaal' ‘Chapter House’ in Krems Minorite Church, Austria, as an accompaniment to the premiere of 'Illuminations'. It takes the viewer into the creative process behind the work. 'Illuminations' is a piece that revolves around the theme of ecstatic visions, using the voice as a vehicle for these illuminations, drawing compositional strategies specifically from the architectural form of the Minorite Church in Krems. The exhibition invited one to explore the creative process, with 3d models, architectural drawings and sound samples. '
Sleep, beautiful sleep
“Sleep, beautiful sleep” an ode to the dream world, is a collection of recent pieces for piano and contemplative sounds on synths and also a piece for saxophone and Quartz bowls. These bowls and their frequencies affect your heart, and bring a powerful resonance. I have always listened deeply to melodies that spring from different pianos, and I have had the privilege of playing many different instruments. Each one has its own story to tell. The dragon has recently taken refuge in my piano, and is telling me many things. These pieces are surprisingly delicate, simple and positive, which is in contrast to my compositions in complex counterpoint and polyphony that you can also hear on the album.
Tamaré Mantra
Tamaré explores the sounds given to us from nature, in the form of mantra
This project had its humble beginnings on a trip to India about 10 years ago, where I was introduced to the practice of mantra singing, and Sanskrit has been accompanying me ever since.
Tamara Friebel is a composer, trained in Europe and based in Vienna.
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