PORTA CHIUSA

PORTA CHIUSA is a project conceived by the Beirut-based Swiss clarinettist and composer, Paed Conca. Active since 2009 and originally a clarinet trio, PORTA CHIUSA (“closed door”) serves as both a musical and a political outlet for Conca.

To shape his brand-new composition FEAR, he gathered three renowned clarinettists from the international scene during a short residency at Dropa House, hosted by Sound in Motion. Alongside Swiss improvisation pioneer Hans Koch, internationally acclaimed Belgian reed player Joachim Badenhorst, and the Brussels based Iranian improviser Ghazal Faghihi, Conca uses microtonal chords to convey how fear is a constant emotional state that we face daily and globally.

“PORTA CHIUSA makes it possible to realise musical visions that are only possible with clarinets,” says Conca. “What may seem one-sided or limited at first glance, however, turns out to be an enrichment. The tonal proximity of the clarinets creates possibilities that are not available with other instruments.”