Nick Williams - Composer
Description: Violinist Monica Germino is on the cutting edge of new music. Hailed by The Sunday Times, UK as a 'striking presence' whose 'virtuosity was exhilarating', she has collaborated with such composers as Louis Andriessen, John Cage and Julia Wolfe.
… a champion of contemporary music, the impressive and courageous violinist Monica Germino … “Muted” may be the quietest piece ever written for violin, but it was riveting in this intimately powerful performance.
Whether she was playing the violin, electric violin, adapted violin, whispering, talking, or singing, Germino conveyed her passion with tour de force virtuosity and burning vulnerability.”
Throughout her set, she employed a series of pedals and processors that made her acoustic squeal like a Fender (Goebbels’ Bagatellen ) and her electric roar like heavy machinery (Michael Gordon’s Industry ). But, it was when her voice kicked in on top that her astonishing range was revealed…”
Nick Williams - Composer