Epiphyllum
A Nocturnal Bloom Of Sound
Epiphyllum
Mark Lotz • alto flute, game calls, fx, laptop/ableton, controllers
Experience slow ambient music on alto flute, woven with lush electronic soundscapes. Inspired by the rare beauty of a cactus that blooms only once—and only at night—this performance invites you into a serene sonic universe. Combining natural flute resonances with sounds of the night with nocturnal animals, plants etc, this music evokes vivid imagery and teases the imagination. Granular textures, pitched delays, reverbs, and generative electronic sounds blend with live looping and sound processing. It strikes a balance between abstraction and structure, weaving minimalistic melody, harmony, and textures into an elegant, cohesive flow to create a meditative and immersive atmosphere.
A solo performance by a musician described as a “Sound Architect of a Different Kind” (Jazz Magazine Portugal). This project debuted at De Nacht van Ontdekkingen in the stunning setting of the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden—a perfect venue for this nocturnal-inspired music.
MASTERCLASSES
Masterclasses & workshops on solo performance in Turkey, Taiwan, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland and Portugal @ Conservatories, Universities and Festivals.
PERFORMANCES
Earlier solo performances a.o. in New York City, Istanbul, Berlin, Toulouse, Madrid, Hong Kong, etc. @ Venues like:
Forum Neue Music (Hamburg)
OCT Jazz Festival (Shenzen)
Miso Musica Viva Festival (Lisboa)
Stein Auditorium, Habiat Center (New Delhi)
Border Music Festival (Haarlem)
Experimental Arts Festival (Haikou)
International Improvisation Festival (Taipei)
RADIO & MOVIE
Airplay and specials on ‘solo flutes’ all over the globe from Croatia to Colombia, Taiwan to Turkey.
Composed music for solo flute for the silent movie ‘South’, documenting the Endurance expedition to the South Pole by Ernest Shackleton (1914–17).
Neue Zeitschrift Für Musik (Germany)
“’New worlds of sound’ usually picked up in the context of contemporary music is quite worn out, but with Lotz it is entitled.”
Jassepoes (Belgium)
„Real firework in the scanty contemporary music landscape.”
Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)
“He created a classic looking, fascinating sound-game. The monks from the high mountains of Tibet were not far away.”
KUUB (Netherlands)
“Mark Alban Lotz is a world phenomenon on the flute, a creative miracle of contemporary flute music.”
Jazz Da Gama (Canada)
“Lotz Is the kind of artist who seems forever at the service of his art, which is to say he draws attention to the music, employing his genius to let the music glow in the dark.“
Lowflutes.com (Australia)
„This artist and overall creative genius is redefining the sonic palette of all flutes.
Longplay, Robert Ratajczak (Poland)
„In the playing of Alban Lotz we can see {cut} extraordinary virtuosity {cut} displaying unlimited imagination and visionary fantasy.“
Band Members
Mark Lotz
