Black Pencil at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

The virtuoso ensemble BLACK PENCIL was founded 2010. The debut concert of the ensemble took place in the same year at the prestigious Amsterdam Concertgebouw, followed by the world premiere of new works during the large-scale festival Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.

Black Pencil focuses on new repertoire (all works specially written for the ensemble) and adventurous own arrangements with the influence of folk cultures.

The instrumental core of the ensemble consists of Blockflutes (Jorge Isaac), Panflute (Matthijs Koene), Viola (Esra Pehlivanli), Accordion (Marko Kassl) and Percussion (Enric Monfort). Depending on the program, guest musicians are invited to enlarge the structure with instruments such as Oud or Electronics.

Black Pencil captures inspiration from the enormous contrasts within folk elements: sometimes is the expression complex and powerful, but other times subtle, soft, rich in its simplicity.

The motto of the ensemble is the presentation of exciting new music and sparkling improvisations, together with a unique instrumental setup.

BLACK PENCIL

Jorge Isaac 
Matthijs Koene
Esra Pehlivanli
Marko Kassl 
Enric Monfort

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