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

Vol. 1

Hans Zender (*1936)

32:41 Logos – Fragmente (2007) for 32 singers and three orchestral groups

[01] 15:02 Fragment I (Johannes I, 1–17)
[02] 04:39 Fragment V (Valentinus)
[03] 13:00 Fragment VI (Evangelium nach Thomas, Text aus Nag Hamadi)

SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
Celso Antunes, rehersals

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Klaus Huber (*1924)

[04] 22:46 Quod est Pax? Vers 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 Thiele, Arabic percussion

les jeunes solistes:
Anne-Marie Jacquin, soprano ∙ Lucie Lacoste, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Amadieu, countertenor ∙ Hubert Mayer, tenor ∙ Alain Lyet, bass
Rachid Safir, rehersals

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Rupert Huber, conductor

German Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time: 55:27

Vol. 2

Hans Thomalla (*1975)
[01] 17:17 Ausruff (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, trombone ∙ Rumi Ogawa/David Haller, percussion
Hermann Kretzschmar, piano/keyboard ∙ Markus Bellheim, piano
Christopher Brandt, e-guitar ∙ Gunnhildur Einarsdottir, harp
Jagdish Mistry/Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, violin ∙ Justin Caulley, viola
Eva Böcker/Olivier Marron, violoncello ∙ Aaron Baird, contrabass
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 #211007 (2006/2007) for ensemble

Ensemble Modern
Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Arnulf Herrmann (*1968)
[03] 10:53 Monströses Lied (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

François Sarhan (*1972)
[04] 15:04 The Name of the Song (2007)
(Dear Me (Bobok)) for string trio, piano and Fender Rhodes, percussion, narrator and live electronics

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

EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des 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

Vol. 3

Mark Andre (*1964)
[01] 21:40 …auf… III (2005–2007) for orchestra and live electronics

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des SWR
Joachim Haas/Gregorio Karmann, music computing/sound direction
Alan Fabian, assistant sound direction

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Helmut Oehring (*1961)
[02] 22:37 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 Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Rupert Huber, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

Enno Poppe (*1969)
[03] 18:36 Keilschrift (2005/2006) for orchestra

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 62:53

Donaueschinger Musiktage 2007
SWR2 NOWJazz
WAR ZONES

Elliott Sharp (*1951)
[01] 23:54 Ripples From The Bang (2007)

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

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

World Premiere ∙ Work commissioned by SWR

total time 63:46

LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, text & vocalist
mixmastertodd, vocalist
Philip Jeck, turntables
Hans Koch, reeds
Bernhard Lang, keyboard/electronics
Elliott Sharp, guitar/electric bass/electronics
Fredy Studer, drums/percussion

04/2009

02/2009