CHINCH - Events - Composers in First Person

CHINCH, Initiative for research and production of contemporary music, "live" and visual arts, from Belgrade, is presenting the project: "Composers in First Person" in September 16-19, at the Students Cultural Center (SCC), Belgrade. The main goal of this project is to present face-to-face works of composers and musicians who have changed the paradigm of contemporary music making in past three decades in European context.

Poetics of Louis Andriessen (Holland), one of the most important European composers, is simultaneosly sharp, provocative and polemic response both to American minimal music, and Europen modernist paradigms. Dutch composer Gilius van Bergeijk uses music from the past as object, than models, deconstructs and transforms it to personalized new music creating amusing experience. Bernhardt Lang (Austria) has brought together the achievements of avant-jazz, improvisation, postmodern new constructivism and inspiration from the great works of post-war European philosophy.

Poetika Luja Andrisena (Holandija), jednog od najznačajnijih savremenih evropskih kompozitora, je istovremeno oštar, provokativan i polemičan odgovor i američkoj minimalističkoj muzici, i evropskim dostignućima muzičke moderne. Holandski kompozitor Hilijus van Berhajk koristi muzike prošlosti kao objekte koje modeluje, dekonstruiše i transformiše u lično obojenu novu muziku obezbeđujući zabavno iskustvo. Bernhard Lang (Austrija) je sučelio dostignuća avant-džeza, improvizacije i postmodernog novog konstruktivizma sa inspiracijom velikim delima posleratne evropske filozofije.

Among them, Jasna Velickovic (coming from Serbia, currently lives and works in Netherlands) is one of the most prominent young composers on international scene.

"Composers in First Person" invites authors to discuss their position within contemporary music world "order" and searches to investigate how does expectations from music-up-to-day function in different cultural situations. Therefor, CHINCH invites you to come and see these composers perform and talk about their works this September in Belgrade.

Composers in First Person, programme:

September 16^th

SCC Small Hall, 17^h

Lecture by Jasna Velickovic

SCC Main Hall, 20^h

Concert:

Vuk Kulenovic, Virdzinal

Milos Raickovic, Sonata (Allegro - Moderato - Presto)

Mauricio Kagel, An Tasten, Klavieretude

- intermission -

Piano installations by Gilius van Bergeijk(Serbian premiere)

Luj Andrisen, Slika Moroa, Tokata za klavir

Louis Andriessen, from the cycle The Memory of Roses (Serbian premiere)

Lied

Deuxième chorale

Menuet voor Marianne

# Berceuse voor Annie van Os

Romance voor Caecilia

Waltz

Jasna Velickovic, GOOD BACH (world premiere)

Irena Popovic, Silence and Nothing, for whisper and piano (world premiere)

Nada Kolundžija, piano

September 17^th

SCC Small Hall, 17^h

Lecture by Louis Andriessen on his latest works

SCC Main Hall, 20^h

Lecture by Louis Andriessen with presentation of his and Peter Greenaway's opera Rosa, the Death of a Composer

September 18^th

SCC Small Hall, 17^h

Lecture by Gilius van Bergeijk

SCC Main Hall, 20^h

Concert:

Ivan Brkljacic, Cavatina for harp

Jasna Velickovic, Fantasia for ensemble

Gilius van Bergeijk, Een Lied van Schijn en Weezn, for tape

Jasna Velickovic, Strelka for ensemble

- intermission -

Louis Andriessen, Hoketus

Ensemble CHINCH BUG, conductor Aleksandar Djurov