Opening of the Month of Contemporary Music
This year’s Month of Contemporary Music will open on August 31 at the Kühlhaus Berlin with the
festival »Intersecting Encounters«. For this event,
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard, vocal artist Sofia Jernberg, the Sonar
Quartet, pianist Tamara Stefanovich, the Trio Catch and members of
the Zafraan Ensemble come together. The artists meet in a variety of
configurations and explore the boundaries between composition and
improvisation, between closed and open form, between instrumental and
vocal music.
festival »Intersecting Encounters«. For this event,
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard, vocal artist Sofia Jernberg, the Sonar
Quartet, pianist Tamara Stefanovich, the Trio Catch and members of
the Zafraan Ensemble come together. The artists meet in a variety of
configurations and explore the boundaries between composition and
improvisation, between closed and open form, between instrumental and
vocal music.
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The programme combines new
co-compositions and existing works by Berg, Bertrand, Chin, Dell,
Ivičević, Jernberg, Lillinger, Odeh-Tamimi, Schönberg, Sonar,
Stefanovich, Webern and Westergaard, among others.
Additionally, the
artists will give an insight into their collaboration in two short
talks. In between and after the concerts, there will be time for
dialogue, snacks and drinks in the spacious Kubus and in the
courtyard of Kühlhaus Berlin.
15:00 — Prelude: »Ohrknacker«
Matthias Kranebitter & Trio Catch (free admission)
16:00 — Doors open
17:00 — Sofia Jernberg &
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
18:30 — Trio Catch & Zafraan
Ensemble
19:15 — Sonar Quartett &
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
20:00 — Words of Welcome for the
Month of Contemporary Music
20:15 — Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard,
Martin Adámek & Sun-Young Nam
21:00 — Tamara Stefanovich &
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
22:00 — Get Together with drinks,
music and DJ Kristoffer Cornils
More detailed information about the
programme: https://www.dell-lillinger-westergaard.de/festival
Produced by Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
and bastille musique. Funded by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
Supported by field notes berlin. Media partners: Arts of the Working
Class, Cashmere Radio, Digital in Berlin, Missy Magazin, neue
musikzeitung, Positionen, radio3, The Berliner, The Wire
Additional information
Participating artists
Tamara Stefanovich
Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
