Mark Lotz Solo
compositions and improvisations in contemporary music
Mark Lotz Solo
Mark Alban Lotz • piccolo, c-, alto-, bass-flute, PVC contrabass flute, prepared flute, bansuri, game calls, voice, fx
Mark Lotz’s solo performances are an exploration of sound, featuring the family of flutes—piccolo, concert flute, alto flute, bass flute, PVC contrabass flute, prepared flute, and bansuri—alongside voice and electronics. His compositions and improvisations in contemporary music push the boundaries of conventional performance, blurring the line between traditional and experimental sounds to create a singular, captivating language.
Solo Flutes invites audiences into a universe of serene soundscapes, surprising sonic expressions, and dynamic eruptions. Through techniques such as electronic sound processing, unconventional microphone setups, and extended techniques, Lotz transforms each performance into a richly textured journey. This is music that challenges expectations, balancing spontaneity with precision and imagination with form.
Lotz has performed solo flute recitals at renowned festivals, concert halls, and art centers in New York City, Turkey, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, France, Portugal, Spain, Nepal, and India, captivating audiences worldwide with his singular artistry.
„Unprecedented phenomenon in the Dutch impro-scene.” (Draai Om Je Oren, Netherlands)
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).
COLLABORATIONS
with danser Kenzo Kusuda • music in dance
A meeting of two improvisers in spontaneous expression in both dancing in music and space. Tension and interaction are two keywords here. Performances in Bimhuis and MD301 Amsterdam.
with cineast Michiel van Bakel • with film
Van Bakel’s work focuses on people and their surroundings, often resulting in a poetic reality. It conveys a fascination for the tension between man and technology, perception of time in a delicate man-made ecosystem. The music of Lotz gives an frame and a emotional relation to the video. Serene sounds and mechanical movement interact and intensify the visuals. Performances at the UJazz Festival 2018 and KUUB art gallery.
Press on concerts
Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)
“Lotz impressed solo – He created a classic looking, fascinating sound-game. The monks from the high mountains of Tibet were not far away.”
Newsmantra (India)
“With use of electronics, extended techniques and voice, Lotz painted a colorful portrait of intense beauty that reflected his life in jazz, classical and world music.”
KUUB (Netherlands)a
“Mark Alban Lotz is a world phenomenon on the flute, a creative miracle of contemporary flute music.”
Press on the CD
Listed by as “New Recommended Release” in the NYC Jazz Record Magazine.
Listed twice in the ‘Jazznotjazz top 10’ in the Dutch Jazzism Magazine
CKUT, USA
„It is among the best I have heard this year in terms of musicality and creativity.”
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)
„An absolute must as it is real firework in the scanty contemporary music landscape!.”
Band Members
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