Molyvos, Greece (Glass for Two)

https://molyvosfestival.com/en/festival/eudaimonia/

Pascal Schumacher

Recent projects by Luxembourgish composer, vibraphonist, and improviser Pascal Schumacher include a Philip Glass–inspired triptych: Glass One(solo EP, 2024) and Glass Two (2024) with pianist Danae Dörken, with an orchestral third chapter planned for 2027, including an adaptation of Glass’s First Violin Concerto for vibraphone. Alongside this work, he co-founded the jazz trio Singülar with Sebastian Studnitzky and Edward Perraud; their debut album was released in March 2026. He also composes for film, dance, and theatre, focusing on musical structure in time and its relationship with image and movement. Schumacher’s music moves between minimalism, jazz, and contemporary music. Across around twenty albums, his writing favours clear form, pulse, and colour—bridging acoustic and classical roots with jazz language and electronic sound design—and is often shaped by improvisation. He studied classical percussion at the Luxembourg Conservatory, continued in Strasbourg and Brussels, and completed master’s degrees in jazz vibraphone (The Hague) and musicology (University of Strasbourg). Since 2001, he has been teaching at the Conservatoire and directs the Reset Festival at Neimënster (Luxembourg).