Can a bomb-attack take away someone’s appetite? Who is that Alex, after whose hand a band is named? Why do six European composers start to write music using sounds recorded by the prisoners of the Thiva women’s prison? How does a bass drum sound if one is drawing on it with bunch of pencils?
Stockhausens ́s Mikrophonie I from 1964, a unique composition both from technical and aesthetical point of view. Peter Eötvös was a member of Stockhausen ́s Ensemble until 1976 was among the performers of the world premiere of this work.
If we imagine in Budapest, that Estonian art is that cold as we think their weather is, we are wrong. We present an emotionally rich selection of works that have a strong relationship with human stories. The closing event of the festival will present contemporary Estonian literature, short movies and compositions in some cross referential … <a href="https://2017.atlatszohang.hu/en/event/estonian-buffalo-2/">Continued</a>
Alex’s Hand is polystylistic avant-garde, experimental rock group centered around bassist Kellen Mills and drummer Nic Barnes. It was launched in Seattle, Washington in 2011, and is currently based out of Berlin, Germany.
Ernő Király, the John Cage of Voivodina, is a songwriter and ethno- grapher. He was born on 16th March 1919 in Subotica. He was drawn to music at an early age and learned to play the guitar, the piston and the mouth organ. From 1954 to 1983 he was the editor of the Hungarian folk … <a href="https://2017.atlatszohang.hu/en/event/promenade/">Continued</a>
The presentation is the end of a semester long workshop, where participants had the chance to work with László Hudacsek and Bálint Bolcsó on the realization of Mikrophonie I – a composition wrote by Karlheinz Stockhausen in 1964.
Judit Varga is a highly respected representative of her generation of composers. Teaches at both the Vienna and Budapest Music Academies. Her work includes countless award-winning film scores and autonomous compositions.
Composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse was founded in 2003 to provide a focal point for like-minded creators with a thirst for sonic exploration.
This evening two audiovisual improvisations frame some con- temporary pieces for flute. Gergely Ittzés flutist and Jenő Lévay visual artist have been cooperating for two decades.
Lajos Dargay (*1942) is the pioneer of the Hungarian kinetic cybernetic art. His son, Marcell Dargay (*1980) is composer and pianist. The exhibition just as the vernissage is their collaborative work.
Lecture of the members of the Ensemble Pamplemousse on their musical mother tongue, heritage, working methods and the present tedencies of the new music in the USA.
For the opening concert of the festival, ARTéfacts Ensemble based in Athens present the 2014 programme THIVA 102 km. In the initial phase of this project supervised by the EU Project PAROL! Writing and art beyond walls, beyond borders, inmates of the women’s prison at Thiva recorded sounds of their everyday life and sent them to six European composers selected by the ensemble;
Organizers:
Zeneakadémia, Trafó Kortárs Művészetek Háza, Szimpla Kert, Müpa Budapest, MuPATh, JazzaJ, Hermina Galéria, Gryllus Kft., FUGA – Budapesti Építészeti Központ, Central European University, Budapest Music Center, Auróra
Supporters and partners:
Osztrák Kulturális Fórum, Onassis Cultural Center, University of Victoria, Nemzeti Kulturális Alap, Mid Atlantic Art Foundation, Magyarországi Észt Intézet, Goethe Intézet, Fővárosi Önkormányzat, Filharmónia Magyarország, Canada Council, Bundeskanzleramt Österreich, Elektro Kontha
