democratic orchestra
(“If it has rules it must be a game.”)
§1 The freedom of musical speech
You may play whatever you want whenever you want.
§2 The right to listen
Nobody can force you to play.
§3 The power of silence
The conductor alone, may silence you.
The democratic orchestra is a new format for making music. It was designed to integrate classically trained musicians into an improvising ensemble, an experiment of communication between genres. Is music a language?
When you hear music you are already part of it. Therefore you deserve the right to participate. You have the freedom of musical speech. Everyone is a composer.
Composers have the right to listen in the audience, composers play on the stage, and the conductor -with the power of silence- is also part of the composition.