“Ständchen" is filled with what could be called effects (feet on pebbles, hands rubbed together, humming, use of percussion instruments) but which never should be grasped as effects, and are melted into the classical form – a serenade in (until now!) four movements. - Bent Sørensen, Denmark.
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Peeks
Peeking in the programnotes
There are many reasons to visit the database of RE:NEW MUSIC. One of them is the programnotes - all the stories you get in there - about what inspired the composer, about whats going on in the artistic process or attention to important effects in the music. You are welcome to visit the database!
More peeks
There is something of the nature of the virtuoso and of the fairground,
the tragic and the grotesque, pleasure in sound and inner trouble, an
inner trouble that will always be expressed with modesty - From Concerto pour violon by Cavanna Bernard, France.
From the Finnish repertoire
Ladies' Room is a song cycle for soprano and chamber orchestra. The texts of the songs are from the Bible, search engine Google (re-composed and manipulated by the composer), the Scotland Yard Archives, by Jutta Seppinen and Paul Celan... - From Ladies´ Room by Perttu Haapanen, Finland.
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New Music: New AudiencesA new European network of 16 countries are now ready to take action on audience development, new music and cross-border cooperation. Read more about the project and the network |
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Towards a new projectHaving concluded the first RE:NEW MUSIC project the |
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The eventsMore than 135 concert performances have taken place as a result of the RE:NEW MUSIC repertoire exchange. In preparing the performances a number of seminars, workshops, open rehearsals, masterclasses and composer’s visits were carried out. You can find an overview as well as a detailed description if every single event here |
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RE:NEW Music - 70 new music works by 56 composers performed 135 timesThe final phase of the RE:NEW Music project has been energetic, and the project period ended in the highest possible gear. No less than SEVEN performances took place in the weekend October 22nd - 24th, and thus formally ended the RE:NEW Music project phase 1 monday November 1st |
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Close collaborationsComposers have been working with new ensembles in different countries, ensembles have worked closely with composers establishing new relations and integrating new pieces in their programmes. In the last weekend of October 2010 it was the Belgian ensemble Musiques Nouvelles working with the music of Danish Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen and UK Tansy Davies. |
