Jesse Passenier - Duo for Vibraphone & Piano "Unravelling Confusion"

Duo for Vibraphone & Piano “Unravelling Confusion” discusses the power of narratives. We live in sometimes disturbing times, with contradictory information reaching us. In the midst of all this, we find ourselves looking for what is true, seeking to base ourselves on real facts, and learning about the maze of interests that surrounds us. Together, we unravel the confusion. In doing so, we can come together again. The music illustrates exactly that, through a conversation – sometimes derailing – between both soloists of the project, vibraphonist Vincent Houdijk, and pianist Kari Ikonen.

— Jesse Passenier

FIGHT FOR LIGHT
WORKS FOR PIANO, MALLETS & ORCHESTRA

Jesse Passenier - composer

ADDA Simfònica - orchestra
Josep Vicent - chief conductor
Kari Ikonen - piano
Vincent Houdijk - vibraphone & marimba

Release Date: October 28, 2022
Label: Navona Records
Catalog #: NV6459
Format: Digital & Physical

On FIGHT FOR LIGHT, Dutch composer Jesse Passenier explores the peripheries of jazz and classical, marrying the two genres together through symphonic music. The music presents a struggle for strength, goodness, and clarity, in which moments of great energy and urgency give way to quiet purity. Containing three works by Passenier: Piano Concerto No. 1 “Levensdrift” (a Dutch word meaning “the primal urge to live”); Vibraphone & Marimba Concerto No. 1 “Becoming the Colour”; and Duo for Vibraphone & Piano “Unravelling Confusion,” these pieces taken together as a whole reveal Passenier’s breadth as a composer, offering a musical commentary on the realities we face in today’s society.