Vortex Temporum
Episodes
47 episodes
VT047 | Ying Wang: SCHMUTZ
After a long silence, Vortex Temporum is back with an extraordinary new episode by Chinese composer Ying Wang (Shangai, 1976), an artist who seems to have returned from the future.Set in a dystopian...
VT046 | Malin Bång: walking and talking minerals – an ongoing conversation among objects, instruments and humans
In the 46th episode of Vortex Temporum, Swedish composer Malin Bång (Sävedalen, 1974) explores the identity and potential of acoustic objects in contemporary music, arguing that any physical item, fro...
VT045 | George Lewis: If we get what we want, what will it sound like?
A few days before ars ad hoc presents the Portuguese premiere of his String Quartet 2.5 "Playing with Seeds" [2017] at the Serralves Museum, American composer George E. Lewis...
VT044 | Luís Salgueiro: tractatus rhytmico-philosophicus
As listeners will soon notice, Portuguese composer Luís Salgueiro (1993) moves with ease between philosophy and music — two territories that, in his work, often mirror one another. In this episod...
VT043 | Ludger Brümmer: structure / space
After the summer break, we return with composer Ludger Brümmer (Werne, 1958) as the guest of the first episode of the 2025/26 season. Like many composers, Brümmer cannot resist speaking about mus...
VT042 | Alessandro Perini: dumpsterdiving and food saving
Among the many ways of categorising composers, one is to distinguish between those who like to follow the rules and those who have the impetus to question them. As far as we can tell from listening to his documentary “dumpsterdiving and food sa...
VT041 | Silva Borzelli: pianocast - on erosion and resistance
A few days before the Portuguese premiere of Silvia Borzelli's (Rome, 1978) A Self-portrait (with Anatsui in the background) [2022], this Netherlands based Italian composer shares some i...
VT040 | João Pedro Oliveira: tense and harsh
Right before the release of the album “City Walk”, in which Nuno Aroso and his ensemble (Clamat - colectivo variável) perform João Pedro Oliveira (Lisbon, 1959) percussion music, Port...