In September 2023 my Debut-CD with music by Colombian composers wasreleased with GENUIN classics. It was recorded at Deutschlandfunk in October 2022 and contains music for accordion solo and with electronics by Ana María Romano, Carolina Noguera, Carlos Rico, Daniel Leguizamón, Natalia Valencia and Jorge García Moncada

The programme can be booked for live-performances and is constantl expanded by new pieces
https://www.youtube.com/live/t-EvcipKUTg?si=r9FDeBRkC4wBnSDs&t=1094

You can order your personal copy of the CD directly from me (18,- EUR plus shipping) by sending an email to eva at eva-zoellner.de
It can also be found online https://songwhip.com/evazollner/voces-senales

review on Ben Harper´s Blog „boring like a drill“
https://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/
„Throughout the album Zöllner demonstrates her strength in the volatile and changing character of her playing, making abrupt and startling switches in temperament between the sweet and the harsh, giving the lie to the perceived uniformity of the accordion’s sound. None of the pieces settle to be a mere showcase for her versatility, but they do display her virtuosity. (…)“

composers interview (in English)
Since 2015 I have regularly traveled to Colombia to work with Colombian composers and bring their music on stage. The country fascinates me with its diversity in cultures, in nature and also in its contemporary music life, which we know so little about here in Europe.  For my album „voces, señales“ I chose to work with six Colombian composers from my generation (born 1971 – 1986). We grew up in very different parts of the world and in different realities which still shape us today. Nevertheless – or precisely because of that? – we have a lot to say to each other and there was a lively artistic and personal exchange in the creation of the music. The resulting pieces are versatile, profound, personal, surprising and touching and arouse curiosity about the rich culture of Colombia. The creation of all 6 pieces was a very personal process between me and the composers. For the booklet text I made interviews with the composers. I could only use a very condensed version for the actual CD booklet so I am happy to share our exchange of thoughts here.

 

 

Musik for accordion, electronics & accessories
by Oxana Omelchuk, Farzia Fallah, Sarah Nemtsov, Carlos Rico und Eva Zöllner

Program
Farzia Fallah (Köln/Iran, 1980) In sechs Richtungen (2016)
Oxana Omelchuk (Köln/Weissrussland,1975) Stirling (2019)
Sarah Nemtsov (Berlin/Deutschland, 1980) SKOP (2016) for accordion & harmonica
Carlos Andres Rico (Hamburg/Kolumbien, 1986) Nacido en el valle (2015)
Eva Zöllner (Deutschland, 1978) Heimatkommentare (2019)

Die Akkordeonistin Eva Zöllner spürt mit ihrem Instrument der Frage nach, welche Rolle „Heimat“ in Zeiten von Globalisierung und Migration für Komponisten von heute spielt. Der Persische Mystiker Rumi suchte bereits im 13. Jahrhundert seine Heimat “in sechs Richtungen” und wurde damit zur Inspiration vieler Heimatsuchender. Eva Zöllner geht mit vier KomponistInnen auf die Suche nach musikalischen und persönlichen Identitäten. Sie kommen aus Deutschland, aus dem Iran, aus Weissrußland und aus Kolumbien, knüpfen Verbindungen zwischen ihren Herkunftsländern und ihrer deutschen Wahlheimat und nähern sich dem Heimatbegriff aus sehr unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. Gegenübergestellt werden die Kompositionen eigenen musikalischen Kommentaren der Interpretin, die in ihrer Heimat, dem Westerwald, auf die Suche nach vergessenen Melodien und Geschichten geht, und so auch ihr Instrument mit seiner Herkunft konfrontiert.