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Donaueschingen 2014 and Borealis Music Festivals

Tom Service presents premieres from the 2014 Donaueschingen Festival in Germany and a work for 'crazy sampler and instruments' from Norway's Borealis Contemporary Music Festival.

Tom Service presents three premieres from Germany's Donaueschingen Festival 2014 and a work for 'crazy sampler and instruments' from Norway's Borealis Contemporary Music Festival.

Chiyoko Szlavnics
Inner Voicings (2014) (Premiere)
Klangforum Wien, Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Wolfgang Rihm
Sound as Will, for trumpet and ensemble (2014) (Premiere)
Marco Blaauw (trumpet)
Klangforum Wien, Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Peter Ablinger
POINTS AND VIEWS (2014) (Premiere)
1. Tintelstrahldruck, 6,40 x 6,40m, 16 parts
2. Ensemble, 2 Pianos, 2 Loudspeakers, 16 parts (2014)
Ensemble Modern, Jonathan Stockhammer (director)

approx 11.10pm
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Then from the 2015 Borealis Festival, Bergen:

Johannes Kreidler
Living in a Box for large ensemble and sampler
BIT20 Ensemble, Jessica Cottis (director).

2 hours

Last on

Sat 20 Jun 2015 22:00

Music Played

  • Chiyoko Szlavnics

    Inner Voicings

    Performer: Klangforum Wien. Performer: Ilan Volkov.
  • Wolfgang Rihm

    Sound as Will

    Performer: Klangforum Wien. Performer: Ilan Volkov. Performer: Marco Blaauw.
  • Peter Ablinger

    Points and Views

    Performer: Ensemble Modern. Performer: Jonathan Stockhammer.
  • Johannes Kreidler

    Living in a Box für grosses Ensemble und Sampler

    Performer: BIT20 Ensemble. Performer: Jessica Cottis.

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Jun 2015 22:00

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