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  1. "Have a Cigar" is the third track on #PinkFloyd's 1975 album #WishYouWereHere. It follows "#WelcomeToTheMachine" and on the original LP opened side two. In some markets, the song was issued as a single. English folk-rock singer #RoyHarper provided lead vocals on the song. It is one of only three Pink Floyd recordings with a guest singer on lead vocals, the others being "#TheGreatGigInTheSky" (1973) with #ClareTorry and "#HeyHeyRiseUp" (2022) with #AndriyKhlyvnyuk.
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  2. Sedje Hémon wrought music from painting

    Sedje Hémon, pfoto Max Koot, Paris 1956

    The name of Sedje Hémon (1923-2011) will not immediately ring a bell with most people. She was one of the first artists to work in a interdisciplinary way, basing her compositions on her own paintings. Her painting-scores were recently shown during Documenta 14 in Kassel and Athens, but her music has not been performed for almost 4 decades. The Hague Ensemble Modelo62 puts Hémon back on the map with the production Hidden Agreements. This will premiere on May 3 in Korzo Theatre The Hague, and then tour our country.

    Violinist in Auschwitz

    Sedje Hémon was born in Rotterdam and started drawing at the age of three. She developed an abstract style characterized by dots, lines and planes. At the age of eight, she spontaneously decided to become a professional violinist when she heard the famous Nathan Milstein on the radio.

    During the Second World War she helped boys to flee to Switzerland, but she was betrayed by her neighbours. She survived Auschwitz by playing the violin in the camp orchestra. However, her health was so damaged that after the war she spent a long time in hospitals. She was forced to give up playing the violin, but continued to draw. Based on her own injuries, she would later develop a successful method to fight RSI.

    Music from painting

    On the advice of a fellow patient, she transferred her abstract drawing techniques to canvas. She was soon discovered and in 1955 she got an exhibition in Paris. It was there that art connoisseurs were struck by the music that was ‘hidden’ in her paintings. This encouraged her to actually make those hidden sounds audible. To this end, she developed her ‘Integration Method’.

    On transparent paper she designed a grid of pitches and tones. She placed this over her paintings, in order to extract the hidden ‘musical data’. She then translated her findings to a sounding score. This technique is reminiscent of the transparents filled with dots and lines John Cage employed to create  music in the same period. In our country, Hémon was quite unique.

    Reprogramming of the body

    The initiative for Hidden Agreements came from visual artist Marianna Maruyama and composer Andrius Arutiunian. Together with the Sedje Hémonstichting and Ensemble Modelo62 they hope to bring Hémon’s music to life. They play three of her compositions, two of which can be heard on Soundcloud: Harmony and Lignes Ondulatoires. These are placed in a modern context with new works based on her artistic ideas.

    Maruyama was inspired by Hémon’s RSI prevention course, a ‘reprogramming of the body’. Because of her injuries sustained in the camp, Hémon got a deep understanding of the body in relation to music making. She learned to relieve others of pain and prevent it by using the body in an optimal way. Fascinated by Hémon’s exercises, Maruyama developed choreographic instructions for the musicians of Modelo62.

    Website as an interactive score

    In turn, Andrius Arutiunian reopens Hémon’s virtual reality world. In 2007 – she was already over eighty years old – Hémon launched a virtual museum. This consisted of fragments and shapes from her painting-scores and was filled with her artworks and music. Arutiunian uses the museum’s website as an interactive score.

    The virtual reality museum is projected on a large screen behind the musicians. They give a musical interpretation of the various rooms, while the conductor ‘walks’ through them. The trailer of the program is really enticing. It also makes it painfully clear how unjust it is that we get to hear and see Hémon’s work so rarely.

    Unfortunately I have to miss the premiere, but luckily there will be more performances of Hidden Agreements. A must see, must hear!

    Korzo 3 May, 8.30 pm: Hidden Agreements.
    On 1 May, Jaïr Tchong hosted a discussion about Sedje Hémon in Stroom, The Hague, you can hear the podcast here.

    On September 9 2018 “Hidden Agreements” will be performed in the Gaudeamus Music Week. 4.30 pm, Centraal Museum Utrecht.

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    #AndriusArutiunian #KorzoTheater #MariannaMaruyama #Modelo62 #SedjeHémon

  3. 2015 European Year for Development

    EU members, Candidates, and other European states. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    On 9 January, the European Year for Development was launched officially at a special event in Riga in conjunction with the opening of Latvia’s presidency of the Council of the EU.
    Two days earlier the European Union was attacked on its values. Therefore may citicenzs and politicians came onto the streets to show others they may  never forget that the European Union is based on values.

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) representing the various economic and social components of organised civil society, with its president Mr Malosse has called for a reform of European development policy and asks never commercial interests to be our guiding principle, the foundation of all our work, especially in the EU’s action beyond our borders. Nothing must detract from our values.

    This does not mean imposing our values, or becoming another superpower, but rather adhering to them ourselves and taking a firm stance in dialogue.

    Henri Malosse, EESC President with Ruslana Lyzhychko and José Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, at the 01/2014 EESC Plenary in Brussels.

    at the Riga, opening speech the president said.

    In this respect, we must build up a dialogue of equals with our partners and return to the principles that prevailed when the Lomé Convention was signed: to negotiate, not grant favours. Let’s stop giving aid and instead work together for shared development!

    For the EESC it is clear that

    the European model of regional integration, cultural dialogue and true partnership must be at the forefront of this process, as one of the best ways of bringing about development.

    Though we must not forget and be careful not to overlook another important task to ensure that it is ordinary people who benefit from the support – not the local middle-men, oligarchs or corrupt officials.

    “We have to seize the occasion of the European Year for Development to make our policy more effective in resolving the huge problem of poverty. First of all, we should make the policy for development a Community policy.”
    “It is also vital to redesign procedures, by reducing the bureaucracy involved, and to concentrate our funding efforts on populations’ concrete needs”.

    The EESC, which had to hear that there are not enough human resources to implement multiple, complex projects, has played an influential role in establishing 2015 as the official European Year for Development (EYD2015). In 2013, the EESC adopted a special opinion on the European Year of Development with rapporteur Andris Gobiņš, which provided firm support for the first ever European Year with a strong global and rights-based dimension. The idea was consistently promoted by the EESC, together with other civil society organisations, the most prominent of which was CONCORD – the European confederation for relief and development – until EYD2015 received official approval from the EU institutions in the spring of 2014.

    “It is the first year which explicitly looks beyond the EU’s geographic territory and seeks to be more than just about informing people or campaigning. It aims to increase engagement and discussion, and puts civil society at the core of the process. It presents a great chance to go beyond the traditional players by involving more stakeholders, including those from the private sector, trade unions, consumers, environmentalists, NGOs“,

    said EESC member Andris Gobiņš. The EESC has worked to put civil society at the core of EYD2015 and supported the establishment of a broad alliance of civil society organisations, coordinated by CONCORD, to play a key role in designing a wide civil society action programme.

    The EESC is willing to look for and to find solutions, relying more for example on the social partners and civil society organisations, especially in countries where civil society is strong and active, as is the case in Ukraine, for instance. They are familiar with the field and can provide effective leverage for the EU.

    To do this, we must go beyond mere consultation (and even that does not always happen, or is just a formality) and devise innovative tools for implementation other than traditional projects or budgetary support.

    Malosse said. He pleaded further:

    Ladies and gentlemen, my plea is that this year, the European Year for Development, should be a real opportunity to reform this policy. It has become bogged down in technical detail, red tape and procedures over the last 20 years, but today we can once again make it one of the EU’s flagship missions.

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  4. 2015 European Year for Development

    EU members, Candidates, and other European states. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    On 9 January, the European Year for Development was launched officially at a special event in Riga in conjunction with the opening of Latvia’s presidency of the Council of the EU.
    Two days earlier the European Union was attacked on its values. Therefore may citicenzs and politicians came onto the streets to show others they may  never forget that the European Union is based on values.

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) representing the various economic and social components of organised civil society, with its president Mr Malosse has called for a reform of European development policy and asks never commercial interests to be our guiding principle, the foundation of all our work, especially in the EU’s action beyond our borders. Nothing must detract from our values.

    This does not mean imposing our values, or becoming another superpower, but rather adhering to them ourselves and taking a firm stance in dialogue.

    Henri Malosse, EESC President with Ruslana Lyzhychko and José Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, at the 01/2014 EESC Plenary in Brussels.

    at the Riga, opening speech the president said.

    In this respect, we must build up a dialogue of equals with our partners and return to the principles that prevailed when the Lomé Convention was signed: to negotiate, not grant favours. Let’s stop giving aid and instead work together for shared development!

    For the EESC it is clear that

    the European model of regional integration, cultural dialogue and true partnership must be at the forefront of this process, as one of the best ways of bringing about development.

    Though we must not forget and be careful not to overlook another important task to ensure that it is ordinary people who benefit from the support – not the local middle-men, oligarchs or corrupt officials.

    “We have to seize the occasion of the European Year for Development to make our policy more effective in resolving the huge problem of poverty. First of all, we should make the policy for development a Community policy.”
    “It is also vital to redesign procedures, by reducing the bureaucracy involved, and to concentrate our funding efforts on populations’ concrete needs”.

    The EESC, which had to hear that there are not enough human resources to implement multiple, complex projects, has played an influential role in establishing 2015 as the official European Year for Development (EYD2015). In 2013, the EESC adopted a special opinion on the European Year of Development with rapporteur Andris Gobiņš, which provided firm support for the first ever European Year with a strong global and rights-based dimension. The idea was consistently promoted by the EESC, together with other civil society organisations, the most prominent of which was CONCORD – the European confederation for relief and development – until EYD2015 received official approval from the EU institutions in the spring of 2014.

    “It is the first year which explicitly looks beyond the EU’s geographic territory and seeks to be more than just about informing people or campaigning. It aims to increase engagement and discussion, and puts civil society at the core of the process. It presents a great chance to go beyond the traditional players by involving more stakeholders, including those from the private sector, trade unions, consumers, environmentalists, NGOs“,

    said EESC member Andris Gobiņš. The EESC has worked to put civil society at the core of EYD2015 and supported the establishment of a broad alliance of civil society organisations, coordinated by CONCORD, to play a key role in designing a wide civil society action programme.

    The EESC is willing to look for and to find solutions, relying more for example on the social partners and civil society organisations, especially in countries where civil society is strong and active, as is the case in Ukraine, for instance. They are familiar with the field and can provide effective leverage for the EU.

    To do this, we must go beyond mere consultation (and even that does not always happen, or is just a formality) and devise innovative tools for implementation other than traditional projects or budgetary support.

    Malosse said. He pleaded further:

    Ladies and gentlemen, my plea is that this year, the European Year for Development, should be a real opportunity to reform this policy. It has become bogged down in technical detail, red tape and procedures over the last 20 years, but today we can once again make it one of the EU’s flagship missions.

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  5. KYIV POST:
    Latvian PM Quits Days After Defense Minister Resigned Over Stray Ukrainian Drones

    Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned after a coalition crisis sparked by stray Ukrainian drones that crashed in Latvia. The turmoil began with the resignation of Defense Minister Andris Sprūds over the incident, which Riga blamed on delayed air defense deployment and Russian electronic warfare interference.

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  6. KYIV POST:
    Funds Begin Arriving for Yermak’s Massive Bail

    Payments have started arriving toward the $3.5 million bail set for former Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, according to Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court. Yermak is under investigation in a major money laundering case linked to luxury real estate construction and a broader corruption probe involving Ukraine’s energy sector.

    kyivpost.com/post/76146

  7. Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

    Ukrainian ⁠President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former right-hand man was taken into custody on Thursday on money-laundering charges, part of…
    #Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #AndriyYermak #EuropeanUnion #IrynaHerashchenko #Israel #kyiv #OleksiyChernyshov #Russia #TimurMindich #Ukrainian #VolodymyrZelensky
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  8. Latvian PM Evika Silina sharply criticised Minister Andris Spruds after from crashed in eastern . Silina pointed to the lack of timely warning to local residents about the incoming drones. parties plan a vote of no confidence in the minister.

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  9. Latvian PM Evika Silina sharply criticised #Defence Minister Andris Spruds after #drones from #Russia crashed in eastern #Latvia. Silina pointed to the lack of timely warning to local residents about the incoming drones. #Opposition parties plan a vote of no confidence in the minister.

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  10. Latvian PM Evika Silina sharply criticised #Defence Minister Andris Spruds after #drones from #Russia crashed in eastern #Latvia. Silina pointed to the lack of timely warning to local residents about the incoming drones. #Opposition parties plan a vote of no confidence in the minister.

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  11. Latvian PM Evika Silina sharply criticised #Defence Minister Andris Spruds after #drones from #Russia crashed in eastern #Latvia. Silina pointed to the lack of timely warning to local residents about the incoming drones. #Opposition parties plan a vote of no confidence in the minister.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-pm-pans-d

  12. In , the social-democratic Progressives have withdrawn their support for the country's current coalition . Earlier, PM Evika Silina, leader of the ruling New Unity party, forced the resignation of Minister Andris Spruds of the Progressives, citing loss of trust.

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  13. In #Latvia, the social-democratic Progressives have withdrawn their support for the country's current coalition #government. Earlier, PM Evika Silina, leader of the ruling New Unity party, forced the resignation of #Defence Minister Andris Spruds of the Progressives, citing loss of trust.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-progressi

  14. In #Latvia, the social-democratic Progressives have withdrawn their support for the country's current coalition #government. Earlier, PM Evika Silina, leader of the ruling New Unity party, forced the resignation of #Defence Minister Andris Spruds of the Progressives, citing loss of trust.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-progressi

  15. In #Latvia, the social-democratic Progressives have withdrawn their support for the country's current coalition #government. Earlier, PM Evika Silina, leader of the ruling New Unity party, forced the resignation of #Defence Minister Andris Spruds of the Progressives, citing loss of trust.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-progressi

  16. In #Latvia, the social-democratic Progressives have withdrawn their support for the country's current coalition #government. Earlier, PM Evika Silina, leader of the ruling New Unity party, forced the resignation of #Defence Minister Andris Spruds of the Progressives, citing loss of trust.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-progressi