SWR JetztMusik in ECLAT

Liza Lim: Shallow grave Solo

for neolithic ceramic horn/trumpet (2023)^WP

^{Commissioned by SWR and Marco Blaauw (Global Breath)}

^{supported by the Ernst-von-Siemens-Musikstiftung}

Mia Schmidt: Nun Nacht

for overtone singer, quarter-tone harpsichord, marimba and choir (2021)^WP

^{Commissioned by SWR}

Aaron Holloway-Nahum: Contemplate Moments of Silence and Find Them Few

for trumpets, baritone, video and electronics (2023)^WP

^{Commissioned by SWR (for Global Breath)}

Michael Reudenbach: What else.

for 24 voices

with texts by Jürgen Becker (2023)^WP

^{Commissioned by SWR}

Anna-Maria Hefele, overtone singing

Lukas Stamm, Quarter-tone harpsichord

Leonie Klein, percussion

Marco Blaauw, trumpets

Ty Bouque, baritone

SWR Vokalensemble

Conductor Michael Alber

The cave, the night, the silence, the hesitation. Ancient instruments emerge from the depths, nocturnal words sound in quarter tones and overtones as in a primal human song. In this festival concert, the SWR Vokalensemble moves away from the usual in unusual lighting: vocally in the new composition by Mia Schmidt, in Michael Reudenbach’s isolated positioning and meticulous choreography of the fields, edges and surroundings, the title of the underlying book by Jürgen Becker. Hundreds of index cards take over the coordination here, each singer has their own timetable of miniatures, and yet there are connections–or are we imagining them? What else: The new choral works are joined by two very first performances from the international project Global Breath by trumpeter Marco Blaauw. (Lydia Jeschke)

^{Broadcast in SWR2 evening concert, July 5, 2024, 8:03 p.m.}