MEDIA
Suizen and Absence
This series of solo recordings grows out of a deconstruction of the Japanese practice of Suizen, often translated as “Zen through breath.” Historically, Suizen was a form of meditation practiced by monks using a bamboo flute. In this project, the practice is translated into the language of the saxophone.
The ritual surface is stripped away, leaving only the raw physics of sound: breath, vibration, air moving through metal. This is not a performance. It is an honest conversation with oneself, with no audience required.
The room was empty — only the musician, the instruments, and microphones capturing every overtone, every subtle movement of air.
Three improvisations unfold like three stages of immersion:
I. Ichion (soprano and alto saxophones)
II. Kyōmei (soprano saxophone)
III. Hamon (alto saxophone)
THE EVOLVING ARCHIVES — LIVE AT THE NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
The Evolving Archives is a concert and research project exploring how music emerges in real time through improvisation, interaction, and recomposition.
Performed by a quartet of saxophone, drums, prepared piano, and live electronics, the work unfolds without a fixed score, drawing on each performer’s personal archive of sounds, techniques, and musical memory.
NEW SOUNDS OF THE FUTURE — ECLAT FESTIVAL
A program of world premieres by young composers from Eastern Europe presented at the ECLAT Festival in Stuttgart.
Performed by countertenor Daniel Gloger together with Gregory Kharaneka, Viktor Rekalo, and Danielius Daubaras, the concert featured new works exploring contemporary vocal, instrumental, and electronic sound worlds.
The pieces were developed within the composition workshop New Sounds of the Future, held between 2024 and 2026 in Stuttgart, Vilnius, and Kintai under the mentorship of Vykintas Baltakas, Sergej Newski, and Luxa M. Schüttler.
INTRO IN SITU — MAASTRICHT
A fully improvised performance by the trio airkeychains at the experimental music platform Intro in Situ in Maastricht.
Moving from silence to chaotic sonic intensity, the performance unfolded as a continuous improvised journey shaped by interaction between the musicians, the acoustics of the hall, and the audience.
Airkeychains is an experimental improvisation trio formed in Vilnius in 2022, exploring new sonic possibilities through extended techniques, free improvisation, and real-time musical dialogue.
IMPRODIMENSIJA — VILNIUS IMPROVISATION PROJECT
Part of the Improdimensija project, Gregory Kharaneka and Paula Bagotyriūtė performed an experimental improvisation exploring multidimensional sound spaces.
The project emphasizes interaction, spontaneous composition, and the creation of unique sonic experiences in each performance.
GREGORY KHARANEKA & TORD HAGBARTH BREMNES — LIVE PERFORMANCE
Gregory Kharaneka (saxophones) and Tord Hagbarth Bremnes (electronics) create a living soundscape in experimental improvised music, where human and technology merge, contrast, and complement each other.
Each saxophone sound is immediately processed electronically, returned in transformed form, and drives the improvisation in new directions.
This is not a conventional duet but a self-listening system that responds and reshapes itself in real time.
More info: https://nmh.no/konserter/ra
AIRKEYCHAINS TRIO — STUDIO SESSION
Recording of an improvised set by Airkeychains Trio at the MISC studio, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA).
The session captures spontaneous interaction and real-time exploration of sonic textures, reflecting the trio’s experimental improvisational approach.
EUROPEAN MUSIC COLLECTIVE — “EMBRYO ANNUALIS”
“Embryo Annualis” is a large-ensemble work exploring space, improvisation, conducted ensemble, and open scores.
The piece celebrates recurring events within a like-minded organism and was premiered at the contemPLAY Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, February 2025.
Initiated by Christoph Götzen, the composition was completed collectively with contributions from the entire ensemble.
KINTAI MUSIC FESTIVAL — CONCERT RECORDING
Recording from Kintai Music Festival, Didžioji Church, Kintai, 18 July 2024.
International Ensemble Modern Academy – Ensemble 2023/24 and LENsemble joint project performing works by American composer and performer Pauline Oliveros.
Performers: Salomėja Kalvelytė (Flute, Alto-Flute), Megumi Nakajima (Oboe), Elijah Spies (Viola), Gregory Kharaneka (Soprano and Alto Saxophone), Olivia Palmer-Baker (Bassoon), Noah Perkins (Trombone), Emmett Jackson (Double bass).
AIRKEYCHAINS TRIO — CONCERTS & STUDIO RECORDINGS
Selections from live and studio recordings by Airkeychains Trio across multiple venues: 4BID Gallery in Amsterdam, Maastricht, Classical Jamming in Groningen, Luca Marenzio Conservatory and Spetro in Brescia.
The performances capture the trio’s experimental approach and real-time improvisation, highlighting interaction, sonic exploration, and spontaneous formation of musical ideas.
GREGORY HORONEKO & ANDRIUS ŠIURYS — LIVE @ IDEAS BLOCK
Live electroacoustic concert recording from Ideas Block, Vilnius, Lithuania, March 4th, 2023.
Gregory Horoneko — saxophones
Andrius Šiurys — live electronics
Recorded by Roberto Becerra, mixed by Andrius Šiurys, mastered by Andrius Grinevskis.
This performance highlights real-time interaction between acoustic instruments and electronics, exploring sonic textures and improvisational dialogues.
GREGORY KHARANEKA — FRACTAL FIVE (LIVE IN IMPRODIMENSIJA)
Solo improvisation performed during Improdimensija concerts.
The performance is structured around five distinct fragments, exploring the visualization of sound and the interaction between sonic gestures, spatial perception, and improvisational flow.
Each fragment serves as a lens for real-time exploration of timbre, dynamics, and musical form, creating a continuously evolving auditory experience.