The concept for Pulsation was created by Gerhard Kosel. Raphael Meinhart was responsible for the music and performance. The starting point for the project was “Tribute to Steve Reich”, which Meinhart performed for the first time at Austrian Soundcheck 2016. The two-hour performance used the style that Reich, the inventor of minimal music, had specified. The breathtaking performance was a balancing act. The entrance from Karmeliterplatz was the starting point for the pulse beats, which continued along the path through the mountain. There was another light pulse in front of the entrance to the cathedral, as well as at the exit to Schloßbergplatz.

KLANGLICHT 2017

Location: Dom im Berg

“In times of information overload, minimalist music is a way for me to let my thoughts flow freely again and give my soul space.” (Raphael Meinhart)

Percussionist Raphael Meinhart came into contact with the music of Steve Reich at an early age through his involvement in his father’s ensemble, Studio Percussion Graz. Since then, minimal music has been a recurring theme in Meinhart’s musical work, whether in his own projects such as Who Man Dog, Unchain Meinhart and Trio de Janeiro or as a sideman with Shackleton, Studio Dan or Studio Percussion. On the occasion of Reich’s 80th birthday, Meinhart dedicated a solo project to him, which shows strong traits of Reich’s early work and is enriched by his own musical elements. www.raphaelmeinhart.com