International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt


47th International Summer Courses for New Music
Darmstadt, Germany
August 2 – 16, 2014

On the 2nd of August, the 47th International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt will celebrate its opening under the artistic direction of Thomas Shepherd with Karlheinz Stockhausen’s epochal space music composition Carré for four orchestras, four choirs and four conductors.

Each year the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt serves as a hub for interesting, future-oriented artistic concepts and contributions to the development of contemporary music.

This year more than 30 concerts, performances, semi-scenic musical theater and experimental interventions will be featured during the two festival weeks (August 2-16) in Darmstadt.

Link: www.internationales-musikinstitut.de

Featured works from the Austrian new music publisher Universal Edition:

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen: Carré
    for 4 orchestras and 4 choirs (4 conductors) | 36 ‘
  • Harrison Birtwistle: Cortege
    for 14 musicians | 15 ‘
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen: Carré (2nd performance)
    08/02/2014, Böllenfalltorhalle; Ensemble musikFabrik; hr Symphony Orchestra; Darmstadt Concert Choir; Dir. Lucas Vis; Dir. Clement Power; Dir. Christian Karlsen; Dir. Wolfgang Seeliger
  • Beat Furrer: AER
    for piano, clarinet and cello | 13 ‘
    08/04/2014, Akademie für Tonkunst; Trio Catch
  • Wolfgang Rihm: Will Sound More Again Anew
    for ensemble
    World premiere: 08/08/2014, Lichtenbergschule; Studio musikFabrik, Dir. Peter Veale
  • Georg Friedrich Haas: Introduktion und Transsonation
    for 17 instruments and tape | 17’30
    08/10/2014, Böllenfalltorhalle; Klangforum Wien, Dir. Sylvain Cambreling
  • Morton Feldman: 3 Clarinets, Cello and Piano
    for 3 clarinets, cello and piano | 8 ‘
    08/12/2014, Orangerie; Trio Catch
  • Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet
    for piano and string quartet | 90 ‘
    08/16/2014, Centralstation; Heloisa Amaral, pf; Anon String Quartet