Borealis 2011

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BIT20 Ensemble + IEM Graz

Time – Wednesday 19:00
Venue – Håkonshallen

BIT20 Ensemble
Conductor : Pierre-André Valade

Video Projection and Performance: David Pirrò - IEM Graz
Sound Design: Peter Plessas - IEM Graz

Part One: 

Pierre Jodlowski : 'Respire'

Respire is the first of the cycle Breathes/Eats/Sleeps, a collection of audiovisual compositions which examines the place of the body in our world; a body that has become socially constrained by its rituals, prerequisite forms and norms. Our Western homogeneous society is transfixed by the cult of a perfect healthy body without illness or porosity.  

Respire is commissioned by Integra, an international project supported by the Culture programme of the European Commission.   

Part Two:
A series of world premieres by emerging composers in Ny Musikks Komponistgruppe written specially for BIT20 Ensemble.

Harald Sæther : 'Palimpsest'
Arnt Håkon Ånesen : 'Kegilaan'
Bjørn Erik Haugen : 'Dance'
Stine Sørlie : 'Colonnade'
Amund Vedal : 'Listening Cues' 
Hugo Harmens : 'Zackuijyinqx'
Karstein Djupdal : 'Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream'
Øyvind Mæland : 'Fish glinsande avgarde'

BIT20 Ensemble was founded in Bergen, Norway in 1989. Consisting of 15 musicians, the ensemble is regarded as one of the foremost Nordic contemporary music ensembles.

The concert is produced by BIT20 Ensemble, IEM and Ny Musikks komponistgruppe in collaboration with Borealis.

'Respire' is commissioned by Integra, an international project supported by the Culture programme of the European Commission. Integra is developing a new software environment to make music with live electronics, modernising works that use old technology, commissioning composers and overseeing an exciting programme of performances. BIT20 Ensemble and IEM are partners in Integra. The concert is produced by BIT20 Ensemble in collaboration with Borealis. Supported by Integra.

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