Idee:
Die Idee ist, einer Geschichte zu erzählen und dabei Musik, Text, Tanz und Bild zu verbinden. Wichtiges Element ist dabei festgelegte Strukturen, die durch Computer unterstützte Musik vorgegeben sind, durch Improvisationen von Livemusik aufzubrechen.
Die Geschichte:
Die Geschichte handelt von einem Mann, der in den letzten Sekunden seines Todes sein Leben noch einmal lebt. In diversen Episoden werden ihm wichtige Momente in seinem Leben bewusst und er stellt fest wie erfüllt sein Leben war.
Der Name "marquette".
Der Name stammt von einer Automarke. Dieses schöne Auto wurde von ca. 1928 bis 1930 in Kanada gebaut.
Meine Ziele in der Musik haben viel mit diesem Auto zu tun. Genauso wie diese alten Fahrzeuge ist meine Musik unvollkommen, aber sie soll sich vom Einheitsbrei der heutigen Radiocharts abheben. Musik für Liebhaber und Exoten wie dieses Auto.
Hier die Geschichte dieser wunderbaren kleinen Autofirma:
The Marquette was the "companion car" built and sold by Buick for the 1930 model year. It went on sale June 1, 1929. Many early Marquettes were registered as 29's and selling along side the late 1929 Buicks in showrooms. Even with the market crash of 1929, the Marquette had a fairly strong US production run of 35,007 cars and chassis being produced plus a commonly missed additional 3,117 cars and chassis produced in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and 301 Cars produced in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada for a grand total of 38,425. Not to bad for a one year "failure"! Unfortunately for the Marquette, it's sales cut into the Oldsmobile market share rather than the Nash, Dodge or DeSoto sales, for which it was targeted. With the end of the 1930 model year the Marquette name faded from existence. The model planned as the 1931 Marquette Eight became the Buick Series 50. Many of the early 1931 Series 50 Buicks carried over a large number of the 1930 Marquette components.
Marquette Production breakdown :
Style | Model # | Totals |
2 Dr. Sedan | 30 | 4,722 |
Sport Roadster | 34 | 2,636 |
Phaeton | 35 | 2,170 |
Business Coupe | 36 | 2,475 |
Special Coupe | 36S | 4,505 |
4 Dr. Sedan | 37 | 16,123 |
Stripped Chassis | 371 | 1,980 |
Stripped chassis | 372 | 396 |
Total US Marquette Production | 35,007 | |
| Oshawa, Ontario Canada Marquette Production: | ||
| 2 dr Sedan | 30 230 | 196 |
| Roadster | 30 234 | 33 |
| Roadster Export left hand drive | 30 234 DX | 22 |
| Buisness Coupe (trunk back) | 30 236 | 170 |
| Special (Sport) Coupe (rumble seat) | 30 236 S | 130 |
| 4 dr Sedan | 30 237 | 1,812 |
| 4 dr Sedan Export left hand drive | 30 237 DX | 3 |
| 4 dr Sedan chassis | 20 233 | 1 |
| 4 dr Sedan Chassis Export left hand drive | 30 233 DX | 60 |
| 4 dr Sedan Chassis Export right hand drive for England | 30 233 X | 606 |
| Phaeton chassis left hand drive | 30 235 | 84 |
| Total Oshawa Ontario Canada Marquette Production: | 3,117 | |
| Regina Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| 2 dr Sedan | 20 230 | 35 |
| Buisness Coupe (trunk back) | 30 236 | 30 |
| 4 dr Sedan | 30 237 | 236 |
| Total Oshawa Ontario Canada Marquette Production: | 301 | |
| Total Canadian Marquette Production: | 3,418 | |
| Total Marquette Production US & Canada: | 38,425 |
Exported Marquettes were sold in England, France, Germany, South Africa and Australia to name a few. The largest group of Marquettes exported were sent to Australia! Most of the Australian Marquettes were imported as a bare chassis, which were then bodied and sold by the Holden Coachworks, of Adelaide, Australia. There were a total of 3,465 Marquettes exported around the world.