Hans Zender, Klaus Huber, Hans Thomalla, James Saunders, Arnulf Herrmann, François Sarhan, Mark Andre, Helmut Oehring, Enno Poppe, Elliott Sharp, Bernhard Lang: Donaueschinger Musiktage 2007 Vol. 1-3 & NOW Jazz

Flight. 1

Hans Zender (* 1936)

32:41 Logos - fragments (2007) for 32 singers and three orchestral groups

[01] 15:02 p.m Fragment I (John I, 1-17)
[02] 04:39 p.m Fragment V (Valentine)
[03] 13:00 p.m Fragment VI (Gospel according to Thomas, text from Nag Hamadi)

SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart
Celso Antunes, rehersal

SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Klaus Huber (* 1924)

[04] 22:46 p.m Quod est Pax? Verse la raison du coeur... (2007)
for five solo voices, arabic percussion, percussion and orchestra
to texts by Jacques Derrida, Octavio Paz, Simone Weil, Klaus Huber, et al.

Nora Thiel, Arabic percussion

les young soloists:
Anne-Marie Jacquin, soprano ∙ Lucie Lacoste, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Amadieu, countertenor ∙ Hubert Mayer, tenor ∙ Alain Lyet, bass
Rachid Safir, rehersal

SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Rupert Huber, conductor

German Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time: 55:27

Flight. 2

Hans Thomasla (* 1975)
[01] 17:17 p.m exclamation (2007) for large ensemble

Ensemble Modern:
Dietmar Wiesner, flute/piccolo/alto flute
Christian Hommel/Maryse Steiner, oboe/English horn
Nina Janssen, B flat clarinet/E flat clarinet
Matthias Höfer, clarinet/bass clarinet/contrabass clarinet ∙ Winfried Rager, bass clarinet
Malte Refardt, bassoon ∙ Lucas Rössner, bassoon/contrabassoon
Saar Berger/Thomas Baumgärtel, horn ∙ Valentín Garvie/Sava Stoianov, trumpet
Uwe Dierksen, trombones ∙ Rumi Ogawa/David Haller, percussion
Hermann Kretzschmar, piano/keyboard ∙ Markus Bellheim, piano
Christopher Brandt, electric guitar ∙ Gunnhildur Einarsdottir, harp
Jagdish Mistry/Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, violin ∙ Justin Cauley, viola
Eva Böcker/Olivier Marron, cello ∙ Aaron Baird, double bass
Michael Nitschke, assistant sound director ∙ Jo Schlosser, sound technician
Michael Schmidt/Erik Hein, stage managers Ensemble Modern
Norbert Ommer, sound director

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

James Saunders (* 1972)
[02] 24:45 p.m #211007 (2006/2007) for ensemble

Ensemble Modern
Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Arnulf Herrman (* 1968)
[03] 10:53 p.m Monstrous song (2007) for solo clarinet, small ensemble and electronics

Nina Janssen, clarinet

Ensemble Modern
Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

Norbert Ommer, sound director
Wolfgang Heininger, programming

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Francois Sarhan (* 1972)
[04] 15:04 p.m The name of the song (2007)
(Dear Me (Bobok)) for string trio, piano and Fender Rhodes, percussion, narrator and live electronics

ensemble research:
Melise Mellinger, voice/violin/straw fiddle ∙ Barbara Maurer, viola
Åsa Åkerberg, cello ∙ Christian Dierstein, percussion
Reinhold Braig, electronics ∙ François Sarhan, voice/sampler

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO of the SWR
Michael Acker/Reinhold Braig/Joachim Haas/Thomas Hummel,
music computing/sound direction ∙ Mathis Aubert, technician

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 67:59

Flight. 3

Mark André (* 1964)
[01] 21:40 p.m ...on... III (2005-2007) for orchestra and live electronics

SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Sylvain Cambring, conductor

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO of the SWR
Joachim Haas/Gregorio Karmann, music computing/sound direction
Alan Fabian, assistant sound director

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Helmut Oehring (* 1961)
[02] 22:37 p.m GOYA I – Yo lo vi (2006) for orchestra
based freely on the etching no. 44 from Francisco Goya's cycle
“Los desastres de la guerra” – with the use of a number of Beethoven quotations

SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Rupert Huber, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Enno Poppe (* 1969)
[03] 18:36 p.m cuneiform (2005/2006) for orchestra

SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg
Sylvain Cambring, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 62:53

Donaueschingen Music Days 2007
SWR2 NOWJazz
WAR ZONES

Elliot Sharp (* 1951)
[01] 23:54 p.m Ripples From The Bang (2007)

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Bernhard Lang (* 1957)
[02] 39:48 p.m Paranoia (2007)

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 63:46

LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, lyrics & vocalist
mixmaster todd, vocalist
Philip Jeck, turntables
Hans Koch, Reeds
Bernhard Lang, keyboard/electronics
Elliott Sharp, guitar/electric bass/electronics
Fredy Studer, drums/percussion

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