The selected pieces all deal with existential themes of humanity and society: David Lang’s Just (After Song of Songs) is related to the “Song of Songs” of the Old Testament, while Khoom by Giacinto Scelsi tells the tales of love and death in a far-away country; Luigi Nono translates the brutal reality in a factory into his La Fabbrica Illuminata; Laurie Schwartz’s Outtakes, a multimedia-heavy portrait of glamorous artist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, meets the emotional realms of the deepest ocean depths in Clara Iannotta’s dead wasps. While Caroline Shaws Dolce Cantavi celebrates the human voice, Michołaj Laskowski’s Transnatural#2 simulates a digital dystopia. The deeply spiritual contemplations of good and evil, our planet, and the cosmos in the ground-breaking work Black Angels by recently deceased George Crumb are so relevant today, it’s frightening.
Two world premieres of pieces composed specifically for the Stadthaus-architecture by Antonis Anissegos and Hayden Chisholm promise a unique experience: concert-sculptures that are both alive and want to be explored in the physical sense.
The Stadthaus’ unique acoustic qualities have also been explored by students of Ulmer Musikschule, led by Elisabeth Haselberger. The result of their workshop will be presented at the matinée.
art direction: Jürgen Grözinger
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Program
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 8 p.m.
- Mikołaj Laskowski Transnatural#2 for string quartet and playback
- John Cage Aria, with Fontana Mix for Voice and playback
- Clara Iannotta dead wasps in the jam-jar (iii) for string quartet and sinus-waves
- Laurie Schwartz Outtakes from the Dangerous Women Files: #1. the heroines (UA of Ulm version) for voice, electronic & video
- Luigi Nono La Fabbrica Illuminata for voice und playback
- George Crumb Black Angels for electronic string quartet
Anna Clementi, voice / European Music Project / Emanuel Wittersheim, sound
Saturday, 23 April, 8 p.m.
- Hayden Chisholm Love in Numbers - Ulm variation (UA) for ensemble
- Caroline Shaw Dolce Cantavi for 3 singers
- Giacinto Scelsi Khoom for voice and ensemble
- Edgard Varèse Octandre for ensemble
- David Lang Just (After Song of Songs) for 3 singers and ensemble
- Antonis Anissegos RAM (UA) for ensembles in space
Maria Rosendorfsky, soprano / Angela Braun, soprano / Maria Wester, alto / Anna Clementi, voice / Dieter Kraus and student - ensemble / consord / European Music Project / Jürgen Grözinger, percussion & musical direction
Sunday, 24 April 2022: Matinée, 11 a.m.
- Sounding Stadthaus with students of the Musikschule Ulm (Dir. by Elisabeth Haselberger)
- David Lang Simple Song #3, Youth Soundtrack for soprano und piano trio (first performance of the version for EMP)
- Giacinto Scelsi Tre Pezzi Per Sassofono, with intros by Hayden Chisholm
- Caroline Shaw Cant voi l'aube for soprano and string quartet
- Martin Daske Foliant 36 für voice and glass sculptur
Hayden Chisholm, saxophon / Janis Pfeifer, piano / Maria Rosendorfsky, soprano / Anna Clementi, Voice / Salma Sadek, violine / European Music Project
Tickets:
Thu 21 / Sat 23 April: 24 € / 18 € red., 5 € for people up to 25 years
Sun 24. April: 18 € / 12 € red., 5 € for people up to 25 years
Due to the limited numbers of seats, we recommend you to reserve your tickets on our website: https://stadthaus.ulm.de/reservierung (payment by credit card) or by telephone: 0731/161 77 00 (Monday through Thursday, for pick-up at on the night). Alternatively, you can buy your tickets in advance at the Stadthaus on level 3
