{"id":180,"date":"2011-08-03T17:51:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/blog\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:10:42","slug":"cantan-un-huevo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/en\/cantan-un-huevo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantan un Huevo (2000-2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cantan un Huevo consists of from three of up to fifteen independent vibration units, each with a behaviour as complex as a complete Krachtgever. Hundreds of metal springs, originally tied together to serve as a mattress, form an extremely complex surface when put into movement. A light-weight oscillating motor causes glass bottles, placed on these mattress springs, to rattle against on another. Only glass is heard. The idea for this work developed from the remarkable recordings we made on a ship from Kiel to Oslo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe title=\"Cantan un Huevo, Bosch &amp; Simons, 2002\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTs0xjXLEko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p>Metr\u00f2nom, Barcelona, 2001\/02.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe title=\"Cantan un Huevo at cONcErn, July 2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wx1RsF-i2Ig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Informal concert with Cantan un Huevo during the Summer Camp at cONcErn, Cosne d&#8217;Allier, France, July 2020.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe imperceptible vibrations from the ship caused the liquor bottles on the shelves in the tax-free shop to rattle, and the effect was quite hallucinatory. The vibration was a lovely long, slow wave which caused sound to swell out of nothing and to fade back in the same way. Over and over again. The first version of Cantan un Huevo consisted of just five shaking tables and was commissioned by the Ives Ensemble, Amsterdam. An airy, subtle celebration of sound, performed by four musicians together with the installation, and premiered at the IJsbreker, Amsterdam, in March 2000. A bigger version with nine shaking tables was premiered at the Tschumi Paviljoen, Groningen, in July 2000. Finally, for an exhibition at Metr\u00f2nom, Barcelona, in December 2001, the installation was expanded to a total of fifteen shaking tables. The sonic output was greatly increased in terms of complexity and dynamics, varying from subtle almost-silence to massive clouds of high frequencies. In 2002 Cantan un Huevo received a mention (second prize) at the International Competition for Electroacoustic music and Sonic Art, Bourges, France, in the category of \u201cinstallations\u201d.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-180-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-Cantan-Amsterdam2000-c.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-Cantan-Amsterdam2000-c.mp3\">http:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/02-Cantan-Amsterdam2000-c.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Sound recording of Cantan un Huevo with Ives Ensemble, IJsbreker, Amsterdam, March 2000<\/p>\n<p>(with harp, trombone, cello and percussion)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"quick-gallery\"><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/013.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"IJsbreker, with Ives Ensemble, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2000\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/013-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">IJsbreker, with Ives Ensemble, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2000<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/023.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Tschumipaviljoen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2000\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/023-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Tschumipaviljoen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2000<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/033.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Tschumipaviljoen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2000\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/033-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Tschumipaviljoen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2000<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/062.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"ISEA Paris, Maison des Arts, Cr\u00e9teil, France, 2000\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/062-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">ISEA Paris, Maison des Arts, Cr\u00e9teil, France, 2000<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Fribourg-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"BBI, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2001\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Fribourg-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">BBI, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2001<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/043.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Ultima Contemp. Music Festival, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway, 2001\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/043-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Ultima Contemp. Music Festival, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway, 2001<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/053.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Metr\u00f2nom, Barcelona, Spain, 2001-2002\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/053-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Metr\u00f2nom, Barcelona, Spain, 2001-2002<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/4-Cantan-retrospective-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Retrospective Bosch &amp; Simons, Espace Pommier, La Tour du Pin, France, 2009\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/4-Cantan-retrospective-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Retrospective Bosch & Simons, Espace Pommier, La Tour du Pin, France, 2009<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Ensems-2014-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"ENSEMS, Teatro Principal, Valencia, 2014 \u00a9 Sergio Ferr\u00faa\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Ensems-2014-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">ENSEMS, Teatro Principal, Valencia, 2014 \u00a9 Sergio Ferr\u00faa<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Lyon-2015-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"Musiques &amp; Machines, Fort du Bruissin, Francheville, France, 2015\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cantan-Lyon-2015-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">Musiques & Machines, Fort du Bruissin, Francheville, France, 2015<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CuH-concern-2-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"cONcErn, Cosne-d&#039;Allier, France, 2020\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CuH-concern-2-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"qg-title\">cONcErn, Cosne-d'Allier, France, 2020<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"qg-img qg-no-title\" data-defwidth=\"337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cantan-un-Huevo-2020-w.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[group-3]\" title=\"cONcErn, Cosne-d&#039;Allier, France, 2020\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boschsimons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cantan-un-Huevo-2020-w-337x200.jpg\" \/><div class=\"qg-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-circle\"><span class=\"pg-icon lightbox-icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cantan un Huevo consists of from three of up to fifteen independent vibration units, each with a behaviour as complex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cantan un Huevo (2000-2001) - bosch &amp; 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