A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH THE INSTITUT FÜR NEUE MUSIK AT THE HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK UND TANZ, COLOGNE.
Adventure is the name of the long-term collaboration between the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne Conservatory of Music and Dance) and Ensemble Musikfabrik, largely financed by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes NRW (Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia). Within the framework of Adventure, composition students from the classes of Prof. Michael Beil, Prof. Brigitta Muntendorf and Prof. Miroslav Srnka work intensively with the soloists of the Ensemble Musikfabrik on new compositions. The cooperation project not only ensures a mutual learning process over a long period of time – different formats can also be envisaged or a project can extend beyond the usual framework over several semesters. The resulting contacts between the generation of musicians and composers have an impact on the future.
The multifaceted possibilities offered by this dialogue are demonstrated in premiere concerts with a wide variety of instrumentations, from solo to chamber music to full ensemble, in the artistic exploration of electronics, light, video, singing and space.Numerous videos were created in the process – some during the Corona pandemic, but also concert documentations from the HfMT’s concert hall. These document the collaboration in a lasting way.
Artistic direction: Prof. Brigitta Muntendorf, Prof. Michael Beil, Thomas Fichter
30.06.2023
Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Tom Belkind – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Izumi Maekawa – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Emil Strobaek – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Unai Urkola – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Nicolas Berge – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Tamon Yashima – Neues Werk (2023) Uraufführung
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Studierende der HfMT Köln
16.12.2022
Köln Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Mats Thiersch – Grand Expansion (2022)
Carlos Lopes – is lost (2022)
Simone Cardini – Corpo – respiro (2022)
Adrian Laugsch – VENUS & ADONIS (2022)
Lucia Kilger – cyrcyre #2 (2021/22)
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Studierende der HfMT Köln
Aaron Cassidy, Dirigent
30.06.2022
Köln Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Alexander Held – Autonomous (2022) world premiere
for e-violin and Synthesizer + amplification
Andres Quezada – Vértice de una espiral (2022) world premiere
for 4 percussionists
Szymon Wojcik – /pliːz//stɒp/(ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ɪt/ (2022) world premiere
for clarinet (and bass clarinet), trumpet, violin and Trompete, Violine and playback
Carlie Schoonees – absorbed (2022) world premiere
for horn, percussion, piano and amplification
Helena Cánovas – algo sobre la espera (2021)
for oboe, trumpet, piano, violin and electronics
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Simon Spillner, sound direction
Prof. Michael Beil und Thomas Fichter, artistic direction
17.12.2021
Köln Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Tamara Miller – Üb, collections (2021)
Carmen Pomet – WORDS CANNOT PROXY THE EXPERIENCE OF SEEING AND HEARING (2021)
Luise Volkmann – Musik zum Träumen (2021)
Junho Jang – Nonlinear Delay (2021)
Tom Belkind – On the Surface of the storm (2021)
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Clement Power, conductor
25.06.2021
Köln Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Simon Al-Odeh – piaNOtrio (2021) world premiere
Helena Cánovas – algo sobre la espera (2021) world premiere
Shengteng Zhang – ZOOM (2021) world premiere
Javier Vázquez – Oikos K (2021) world premiere
Eduardo Loría – tres colores (2021) world premiere
Chin-Hsien Chung –Whose birthday? (2021) world premiere
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Students of the composition classes Prof. Michael Beil, Prof. Brigitta Muntendorf, Prof. Miroslav Srnka
Simon Spillner, sound direction
02.07.2021
Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Pablo Garretón – Acephale for Ensemble & Live Electronics (2020)
Federico Perotti – Ricordo per ensemble (2020)
Patrick Schäfer – Sisyphos I für Ensemble (2020)
Dariya Maminova – Silently the river silently (2020)
Marc Vogler – Perpetuum Mobile für Ensemble (2020)
Mazyar Kashian – Game (2020)
World premiers by Students of the composition classes Prof. Michael Beil, Prof. Brigitta Muntendorf, Prof. Miroslav Srnka
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Aaron Cassidy, conductor
Simon Spillner, sound direction
Marc L. Vogler – Kammerkonzert (2020)
Since the concert of Adventure #4 in collaboration with the Institut für Neue Musik of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln could not take place in summer 2020, videos were produced that deal with the interplay of instrument, electronics and mediality.
Benjamin Grau – sonority (2020)
Euimin Nam – Ewiges Minus, übriges ich (2020)
Dmitry Remezov – vakuum (2020)
Carlie Schoonees – “Hey, I like your personality.” “Thanks, it’s a disorder.” (2020)
20.12.2019
Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Mazyar Kashian | Botanisieren (2019) Uraufführung
Matias Cassano | Mercator Projection oder ein betrunkener Affe mit einem Messer vor einem Spiegel (2019) Uraufführung
Eduardo Loría | Punto y línea (2019) Uraufführung
Chin-hsien Chung | which? WHICH? A, B or C? (2019) Uraufführung
Simon al Odeh | Anhiraf (2019) Uraufführung
Dmitry Remezov | Expiration in respirator (2019) Uraufführung
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Musicians of HfMT
Simon Spillner, sound direction
28. Juni 2019
Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Pablo Garretón | Pananalyticon (2019) for clarinet, violoncello, keyboard, drumset with live-electronics and video – world premiere
Lucia Kilger | C/_U|C# (2019) for amplified tuba, tape and live-electronics – world premiere
Euimin Nam | Wie sie in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt er heraus II (2019) for voice, ensemble, electronics and video – world premiere
Marc Vogler | Müller-Rosé (2019) Sein und Schein des Wiesbadener Opernsängers aus Thomas Manns Hochstaplerroman Felix Krull – for voice, ensemble and video – world premiere
Andrew Haig | Ebb (2019) for 6 musicians inkl. percussion – world premiere
Żaneta Rydzewska | data processing (2019) for ensemble – world premiere
students of composition classes by Prof. Beil, Prof. Hechtle and Prof. Muntendorf)
Elias Peter Brown, conductor
Clement Power, conductor
Ensemble Musikfabrik
students of Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Simon Spillner, sound direction
27.06.2019
Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
Nicolas Berge | double exposure (2019) for bass clarinet, viola, keyboard, drumset, live-Electronics and light – world premiere
Helena Cánovas i Parés | Unterweisung im Singen (2019)Adaptation of the texts of the same name by Julio Cortázar – world premiere
Mazyar Kashian | Musik für Kinder (2019) – world premiere
Martín Letelier | Ya no van a haber robots (2019) for voice and ensemble- world premiere
Santiago Bogacz | …………….. (2019) for ensemble and live-electronics – world premiere
Matías Cassano| Por imos y no (2019) for ensemble - world premiere
Dariya Maminova | “Я не знаю…” (“Ich weiß nicht…”) (2019) for voice and ensemble, Worte: Welimir Chlebnikow – world premiere
students of composition classes by Prof. Beil, Prof. Hechtle and Prof. Muntendorf
Elias Peter Brown, Dirigent
Clement Power, Dirigent
Ensemble Musikfabrik
students of Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Simon Spillner, sound direction