Who/What/When
An ensemble of soloists in flexible formation. At the core, the instrumentation of Boulez’ Dérive 2 : c.a., cl, hn, mar, vib, hp, pno, vln, vla, vc.
A curatorial focus on classics of the contemporary classical music avant-garde as well as giving first local performances, in programs that reflect the extraordinary range of serious new music being written today.
Diversity and perspective are integral components of any healthy culture. Programming reflects the most vital present currents in all streams of contemporary classical music, neither ignoring nor fixating on certain roots found in the so-called Darmstadt School, represented by the work of Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna and Karlheinz Stockhausen together with Berio, Donatoni, Kagel, Lachenmann, extending to Birtwistle, Ligeti and Sciarrino, to name only a few.
2022: The Dérive Project featuring The Age of Wire and String
lecture/performance, workshop.
From January 2022 auditions for:
Flute/Alto/Piccolo, Clarinet/Eb/Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Vibraphone/Marimba, Piano
and
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An ensemble of soloists in flexible formation. At the core, the instrumentation of Boulez’ Dérive 2 : c.a., cl, hn, mar, vib, hp, pno, vln, vla, vc.
A curatorial focus on classics of the contemporary classical music avant-garde as well as giving first local performances, in programs that reflect the extraordinary range of serious new music being written today.
Diversity and perspective are integral components of any healthy culture. Programming reflects the most vital present currents in all streams of contemporary classical music, neither ignoring nor fixating on certain roots found in the so-called Darmstadt School, represented by the work of Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna and Karlheinz Stockhausen together with Berio, Donatoni, Kagel, Lachenmann, extending to Birtwistle, Ligeti and Sciarrino, to name only a few.
2022: The Dérive Project featuring The Age of Wire and String
lecture/performance, workshop.
From January 2022 auditions for:
Flute/Alto/Piccolo, Clarinet/Eb/Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Vibraphone/Marimba, Piano
- any movement (originally or transcribed for your instrument) of a solo work by Johann Sebastian Bach
- all of Elliott Carter, Triple Duo (excerpts requested impromptu)
- all of Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire (excerpts requested impromptu) - excl. Vibraphone
- sight reading
and
- Flute: Luciano Berio, Sequenza I
- Clarinet: Luciano Berio, Sequenza IX
- Violin: Luciano Berio, Sequenza VIII
- Cello: Luciano Berio, Sequenza XIV
- Vibraphone: Philippe Manoury, Solo de Vibraphone (1986)
- Piano: Luciano Berio, Sequenza IV
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