“DAYS OF NEW MUSIC”
4 – 5 October 2013
“Im Ernst?!” (“Seriously? - Are you kidding?”)
In 2010 the concept of “Days of New Music” was introduced by Richard Graf to represent and promote Lower Austria’s creative and contemporary music scene. This comprehensive musical concept includes pedagogical as well as scholarly aspects.
The programme “Days of New Music” is under the patronage of LH Dr. Erwin PRÖLL, head of the provincial government of Lower Austria.
The title of this year’s festival is “Im Ernst?!” (“Seriously? - Are you kidding?”): It implies the motif of musical wit, witticism, esprit, fun, humour, hilarity, jocularity, amusement, and gags and also poses the question: “May New Music be amusingly funny and thrillingly witty?”
Friday, 4 October 2013
20.00 hrs. OPENING CONCERT
“The MAX BRAND Ensemble – The New Music Ensemble of Lower Austria”
Brand new: global transmission of a debut performance concert of improvisation via www-livestream.
Participants:
Bernadette Zeilinger – records
Christoph Cech – keys
Richard Graf – guitar
Johannes Kretz – electronic music live
Venue:
Fachhochschule St. Pölten (technical college of higher education) St. Pölten: Matthias Corvinus-Strasse 15, A-3100 St. Pölten
Saturday, 5 October 2013
09.30 – 16.00 hrs. LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS
Musical composition projects with young children and youths will be carried out under the direction of Manuela Kerer, Cordula Bösze and others.
Venue:
Fachhochschule St. Pölten (technical college of higher education): Matthias Corvinus-Strasse 15, A-3100 St. Pölten.
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION at Music School Management of Lower Austria
16.00 – 17.30 hrs. FORUM
Musical composition projects with young children and youths will include group discussions and a free exchange of ideas. This forum will be hosted by Manuela Kerer, Cordula Bösze, Richard Graf, Harald Huber, Gunter Waldek and others.
Venue:
Fachhochschule St. Pölten (technical college of higher education): Matthias Corvinus-Strasse 15, A-3100 St. Pölten.
19.00 hrs. WARM-UP
Hecker: “A Special Performance of Three Woodchoppers” by Andreas Trobollowitsch
During a performance lasting about twenty minutes pieces of firewood of varying lengths and degrees of hardness will be chopped up in accordance with the precise rhythm as indicated in the music score. The physical act of wood chopping will be accompanied by the mental act of reading. A daily act totally common in rural areas will be matched up with its tonality.
Venue: Klangturm St. Pölten (acoustic tower), Kulturbezirk 1, A-3100 St. Pölten.
19.30 hrs. CONCERT
The MAX BRAND Ensemble – The New Music Ensemble of Lower Austria
The title of the debut performance is “Im Ernst?!” (“Seriously? – Are you kidding?”). It implies the motif of musical wit, witticism, esprit, fun, humour, hilarity, jocularity, amusement, and gags.
Recorded by Ö1, ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)
Venue: Landesmuseum Niederösterreich (Regional Museum of Lower Austria), Shedhalle, Kulturbezirk 5, A-3100 St. Pölten
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
All this is made possible by the kind collaboration, sponsorship, and support of the following institutions:
Kultur Niderösterreich, Landesmuseum NÖ, FH St. Pölten, music aktuell, Musikschulmanagement NÖ, ÖMR, Österreichischer Komponistenbund, Berndorf Privatstiftung, Ö1
