ABSTRACT
The author started to collaborate with Boa Baumann, an architect who is also very interested in various art forms. They discuss and develop projects together, are them architectural or musical. They have realized buildings, stage designs, compositions, radio plays, and sound installations. The author remembers bringing all his instruments, sound objects, and percussive devices to the rehearsal stage, and they tried all kinds of setups, always in combination with improvisations, of course. So they function on various levels, and they begin to better understand what real communication is. The trio covers three generations of Swiss drummers, and they have a beautiful understanding when they work together. With Ensemble XII, author has recorded a CD with composed pieces for percussion. He have enjoyed a number of beautiful collaborations over the years, and author believe that going into the group or project formula has actually helped him to understand the challenges of solo percussion much better.
