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Sylvia Hinz – Recorder – Windserie
For me, the sound of the recorder reflects very much breath, wind, nature, storm, water, ocean, mountains – strong and untamed aspects of (human) nature.
I always aim to display this wonderful aspects, like in my work “windserie”.
My imagination goes alongside with these sounds, and i have always been searching and working on creating special, new and unique ones.
Contemporary improvisation in this context means a different freedom and versatility to me, compared to performing contemporary music: to be able to create something right now, solo or with others, inwardly or for an audience, collectively or designed, …

Sylvia Hinz is an instrumentalist, conductor and teacher. She is also the founder of the Ensembles XelmYa, Umbratono and others. Praised for her equally fierce and bold dramatic performance style, Sylvia Hinz is one of the leading recorder players worldwide, specialised in contemporary music and improvisation.