The ensemble verevka was conceived as a horizontal project aimed at uniting improvising musicians to work on microtonal music and experiments with the acoustics of various spaces.
By unifying the instrumentation (acoustic guitars and electronic bows) in the project, the disparity in volume and timbre inherent to different musical instruments has been eliminated. Thus, every musician in the project possesses the same «amount of sound» and equal opportunities for variations and improvisation, which are achieved through subtle pitch shifts.
The concert presented in the rotunda was an interesting experience in a space with very rich natural acoustics. The musicians were seated on the choir risers, where an organ once stood, and the audience was located below, allowing one to perceive not individual «sound threads,» but the entire musical tapestry at once.
The project title references Alfred Hitchcock’s famous experimental film, where most scenes are shot with continuous camera movement—almost without editing cuts.
Members of the ensemble over the years have included:
Vladimir Grig, Oleg Gudachyov, Kristine Kazaryan, Alexander Korotkov, Vladimir Luchansky, Alexander Markvart, Pavel Mikheev, Vitaliy Ovchinnikov, Andrey Popovsky, Salavat Safiullin, Denis Sorokin, Boris Shershenkov.