The programme includes the Canarian experimental duo Alizulh and the premiere of the audio-visual performance ‘Silencio volcánico’
The 17th NUMAcircuit Festival is to draw to a close this Saturday, 31 May, at 7.30 p.m. in the Auditorio de Tenerife in an evening that will bring together three performances of great artistic significance. The closing act will be American guitarist and composer Ben Chasny and his project, Six Organs of Admittance, in the Chamber Hall, marking the last performance of a string of over 30 concerts during their European tour. The Canarian duo Alizulh will open for Chasny. In the Auditorio’s Puerto Hall, spectators will be offered the premiere of Silencio volcánico (volcanic silence), a live show created during an artist residency co-produced by the festival and the Auditorio de Tenerife.
With over a quarter of a century of professional experience, Ben Chasny is among the world’s top artists dedicated to psychedelic folk and experimental music. Throughout his career, he has refined a style that is singular, spiritual and deeply evocative. His music makes use of guitar, drones, unconventional percussive instruments and enveloping atmospheres. His project, Six Organs of Admittance, has been recorded for cult labels such as Drag City and Holy Mountain and is considered a point of reference on the fringe of contemporary neofolk.
The performance in Tenerife marks the culmination of a tour that began on February 13, following an exceptionally prolific 2024 in which Chasny released three recordings: the acclaimed Time Is Glass, the LP in collaboration with Shackleton, and Jinxed by Being / Companion Rises (Twig Harper Remix). During Saturday’s concert, Chasny will revisit his most recent compositions, with a focus on Time Is Glass, a solo effort described by critics as an exercise in contemplation that makes listening a vital experience. Each note, silence and texture of this work finds a cosmic and profoundly human echo.
Opening for Chasny is the duo Alizulh, formed by musicians Héctor Matacherry (Anhelo) and Santi Pérez (Svesda). Their work, which combines electronic music, electric-acoustic music, and free improvisation, is enriched with sounds drawn from everyday life and guided by an organic sensitivity. Performing their compositions, their style is at once subtle and experimental. Their first recordings were released in 2024 by Lambada Records (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) and helped establish the duo’s name among Canarian artists.
The first of these three concerts will take place in the Puerto Hall at 6.00 p.m. The act kicking off the evening’s programme is the premiere of Silencio volcánico (volcanic silence), a live show created during an artist residency sponsored by the festival and the Auditorio. The formation comprises electronic artist Başak Günak (Ah! Kosmos), born in Turkey and based in Berlin; pianist and composer Hara Alonso (Gran Canaria); and visual artist Pedro Maia (Portugal). Together, they have created a series of immersive compositions that explore the melding of prepared piano, modular synthesis, field recordings, and visual projections generated using both analogical and digital techniques.
With this year’s activities, the NUMAcircuit Festival demonstrates once again its role as a platform for the production and dissemination of new artistic languages, as well as the promotion of local and international creators in genres such as electronic music, audio-visual performance, improvisation, and avant-garde. Its wide-ranging programmes take place in establishments and venues such as TEA, Equipo PARA, Espacio La Granja and Auditorio de Tenerife. The activities of this year’s festival have filled the month of May with a combination of research, revelation, public relations and singular performances.
The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com , at the auditorium’s box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 on the same schedule. There are discounts for students, the unemployed and large families.