24 november, 2003 - Het Bethanienklooster, AmsterdamCONCERT XLIII
24 november, 2003 - Het Bethanienklooster, AmsterdamCONCERT XLIII |
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presenteertPLUS - MINUSthe British / Belgian collectiveProgrammaBryn Harrison Rise (ensemble) Richard Barrett Von Hinter Dem Schmerz (solo cello) Michael Finnissy WAM (violin, cello & piano) Pauze Richard Ayres no.19 for cl and pno Matthew Shlomowitz Thought Rhythms (solo guitar) Karlheinz Stockhausen Plus-Minus Erik Ulman, realization Dit concert werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door ToelichtingenBryn Harrison Rise(2003, Dutch premiere) for clarinet, accordion, piano, violin & cello Much of my recent music has concentrated on discreet forms of repetition and variation. I find the whole notion of cycles and organic growth fascinating. In this piece it is a series of interwoven ascending lines that endlessly return to their point of origin: the serpent with its tail in its mouth. Richard Barrett Von Hinter Dem Schmerz(1996) for cello solo The overall structure is defined timbrally: the three lengthening sections involve firstly the harsh and unstable sound of the open low F string (the lowest string is tuned down by a fifth), secondly a complex discourse which is so to speak "trapped inside the instrument" by the use of a heavy practice mute, and thirdly a scattering of disconnected sounds, suspended in silence, mostly produced by more or less unconventional playing techniques. Michael Finnissy WAM(1991) for piano & 2 unspecified instruments (here violin & accordion) WAM is an investigation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It uses hundreds of slightly altered fragments of, or parodies of, his music - and, instead of assembling them as he might if he were composing, allow them to float by rather as he might if he was daydreaming. Richard Ayres no.19(1994) for clarinet and piano The relationship between the two players could perhaps be described as autistic, both are obsessively involved with their own musical material and are seemingly unable to recognize the existence of the other. Matthew Shlomowitz Thought Rhythms(1999) for guitar solo I thought of the instrument as a person, alone, soliloquizing. Thought Rhythms does not attempt to capture the content of a specific interior monologue, but rather something of the nature of thought itself - developing an idea logically, rambling between different topics, meditating on a single notion etc. Karlheinz Stockhausen Plus-Minus(1963/2003, Dutch Premiere of this realisation) Erik Ulman, realization for clarinet(s), guitar, piano, auxiliary instruments, violin & cello. In 1963 Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote a composition kit called Plus Minus, adaptable to any instrumentation and duration. Using one to seven given repertoires of chords and auxiliary pitches, one fleshes out one to seven form schemes; each chord is associated with a certain formal archetype, which may replicate itself, change, and die, sometimes passing into a "negative" realm of alien undifferentiation. BiografieanRichard Ayres Roderick Chadwick, piano London based pianist Roderick Chadwick has performed Tippett's Piano Concerto (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Duddell's "Barrage" with the Black Dyke Mills Brass Band and the entire piano works of Messiaen He is Head of Supporting Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Michael Finnissy Michael Finnissy studied composition with Bernard Stevens and Humphrey Searle at the Royal College of Music and with Roman Vlad in Italy. He has been featured at the Bath, Huddersfield, Sydney Mardi Gras, and Almeida festivals. He was President of the International Society of Contemporary Music (1990-96) and holds the Chair in Composition at the University of Southampton. Bryn Harrison Kirsten Le Strange, violin London based violinist Kirsten Le Strange has performed as guest concert master of the Rotterdam Philharmonic & BBC Concert Orchestra, guest principal second of the London Philharmonic, and is the violinist of IXION. Tom Pauwels, guitar Brussels based Tom Pauwels is guitarist of The Black Jackets Company, Champ d'Action and is co-artistic advisor of Ictus. He teaches guitar at the Conservatory of Gent. + - Matthew Shlomowitz Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen studied with Frank Martin in Cologne and Olivier Messiaen in Paris. He has composed for most mediums including large-scale works such as Gruppen for 3 orchestras, the Helicopter Quartet for string quartet and helicopters, and his project for the past thirty-years, Licht, a seven-day opera. Erik Ulman Alex Waterman, cello Brussels based cellist Alex Waterman performs with 'two pale blue' (Berlin), Ghalia Benali, Eavesdropper and has composed for ensembles, performance and dance projects. Vicky Wright, clarinet London based clarinettist Vicky Wright has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Daltrey, Windswept, Britten Pears Orchestra (principal clarinet) and is artistic director of the Tate Ensemble. |
Volgende concert Tot en Met:
18 December - Dante Oei, piano Werken van Richard Ayres, Tom Johnson, Rozalie Hirs, Walter Zimmermann, Clarence Barlow en Mario Cesa.
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