The third concert by the Orquesta Experimental de Instrumentos Nativos (OEIN) will bring together Indigenous musical practices from different historical moments and places, not as fixed traditions, but as living forms that continue to evolve. The programme moves across time, connecting ancient sound concepts, performance techniques, and instrument technologies with contemporary ways of listening and making music.
At the core of the performance are shared acoustic phenomena found across many Indigenous traditions: beating tones, split sounds, and complex layered timbres produced by instruments such as sikus, tarkas and pinkillus. These sonic qualities create a common ground between repertoires, allowing the music to unfold as a continuous fabric rather than a sequence of separate pieces.
The concert will be conceived as an immersive experience, where sound moves through space and the orchestra surrounds the audience. Listening becomes part of the performance, inviting attention to subtle changes, textures, and interactions between musicians.
As the concert progresses, it gradually opens toward a speculative future. New and imagined instruments emerge, extending ancestral knowledge into new forms. Rather than breaking with tradition, these gestures suggest that Indigenous musical thinking already contains its own futures.
The result is a sonic cosmovision in motion – an evolving mesh of past, present, and possible futures – where the act of performance becomes a site for rethinking time, materiality, and the politics of listening.
