Solo for bandoneon and Logelloop

From Spanish tocar, ‘to play’ and from the Italian toccata, ‘played’.

Toco la Toccata is a piece for bandoneon and real-time audio treatments.

Toco la Toccata is a work for bandoneon and real-time computer processing. The bandoneon is played acoustically or wrapped in sound processing created in real time by the Logelloop software. Philippe Ollivier, composer, performer and software designer, has created a unique musical genre combining writing, oral tradition and improvisation, where computer programming is an integral part of the musical composition. The music is modal and inspired by contemporary repetitive and minimalist writing.

Toco la Toccata is also an immersive concert, with the spectator at the heart of the sound wave, weightless in a skilfully orchestrated game of improvisation between musician and machine.

Philippe sometimes uses a hand-motion analysis tool to control the computer, just as one would a Theremin. Sound processing then becomes sculpture, and the performer manipulates the organic matter of sound.

Toco la Toccata is a concert in perpetual renewal: the pieces are rethought, modified and rewritten, and each year new proposals replace older ones.

Audience : Everyone from 6 years old
Concert possible  indoor or outdoor
Sound diffusion from 12 to 24 loudspeakers depending on the situation
Possible duration : from 20 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the situation

“Almost a show of chamber music with bandoneón and electroacoustic” – “Un espectáculo casi de música de cámara con bandoneón y electroacústica” (El diario NTR – Guadalajara)

“A skilfully orchestrated game of improvisation. The spectator is weightless in a wave of soundA cleverly orchestrated improvisation game. The spectator is floating in a wave of sound.”  – “Un jeu d’improvisation savamment orchestré. Le spectateur est en apesanteur dans une vague sonore.” (Le journal du centre)