Day Two: Concert Duo Niet In Het Zwart
As I already experienced before, the recital of Duo NIHZ -Bobby Rootveld and Sanna van Elst- was an enjoyable mix between music and theatre. There were quite a lot of children amongst the audience and their delight and good laughs were a sure sign how the performance was experienced: like a glass of Sangria in the Mediterranean sun!
One of the extraordinary instruments during the recital was the prepared guitar, an instrument that defied Torres’ conventions and included some constructional surprises. The guitar housed all kinds of objects, from orange scarfs up to a cavia with a sly look in it eyes (don’t worry, the cavia was a toy!).
The recital started a little bit too late, because the guitarist had missed the bus. Once he arrived, he could not get started right away (playing with a cavia peeping through the sound hole is not simple!) After a while, however, both players co-operated harmoniously, until they got a (played) quarrel about the age-old conflict between Classical and Modern music. Duo NIHZ narrowly escaped splitting up into two solo-NIHZ-ians.
The way to a woman’s heart, however, sometimes is paved with strings (;-) I an the first one to admit that!). Both reunited affectionally under the tones of Romance d’ Amor (the representative of the classical music) and Conversation, Love Song by Theo Willemze (as the representative of the Modern music), and a rose on the head of the guitar did the rest!