Dates

September 25, 2022 – The Elks

The Elks are an experimental, electro-acoustic quartet from Berlin (3/4) and Vienna (1/4) founded in 2014. From the experimental music scenes of Berlin and Vienna one might expect a rather reduced and elegant sound world. But these Elks have other ideas in store, and don’t mind to get their antlers a little dirty. (Though they may still tip-toe gently on their hooves or whistle a delightful tune to mock some clueless humans.) 

Liz Allbee – Tumpet

Kai Fagaschinski – Clarinet

Billy Roisz – E-Bass, Boublebass, Eletronic

Marta Zapparoli – Tapes, Tape Machine

Noid Haberl – sound engineering

https://theeelks.bandcamp.com/album/bat-english

October 09, 2022 – Trio DEn

Analoge Realtime-Music played on real Instruments, without Electronics.

ἀνά-λογος – proportionate, reasonable, adequate
ἀνά – according to
λογος – speaking, narrative, delivered speech, reason, relation…

(Source: Gemoll)

The trio DEn is radically and spectacularly consistent with their music. Foregoes electronics in favor of his own cosmos of sound and that of his instruments.

Isabelle Duthoit – Voice/Clarinet (FRA)

Alexander J. Eberhard – Viola (AUT)

noid aka Arnold Haberl – Cello (AUT)

https://www.air-noe.at/de/kuenstler-innen/incoming-artists/isabelle-duthoit

https://eberhard.klingt.org
https://noid.klingt.org

November 06, 2022 – Microtub | Cooperation with Wien Modern

Attention: Begin 19:30 (!)

The microtonal tuba was designed “reasonably” by dividing frequencies by integers and multiplying by integers. This is in contrast to the traditional tubas and their orientation towards equal temperament, which is based on irrational numbers. Every conceivable pitch within the range of the microtonal tuba can be described by a ratio, with the numerator denoting the overtone and the denominator denoting the valve combination.

In this program, three pieces composed on this system are juxtaposed with two other pieces – ‘Andersabo’ and ‘Thin Peaks’ – in which half valve combinations are used to introduce an element of chaos. In fact, half-depressed valves change both pitch and timbre in a seemingly random manner that varies by tuba model. The unique “half-valve signature” of each of the three tubes was empirically measured using the ARTIM technology developed in Vienna, providing the basis for composing “by sense perception” rather than “according to reason” (in the sense of the philosophical traditions of empiricism and Rationalism). In contrast to the three full-valve pieces, the half-valve pieces are therefore microtonal, but not composed in the so-called “pure intonation”.

Andersabo (2020) – Robin Hayward

Pendulum for Microtub (2021) – Martin Taxt

Sonic Drift (2018) – Robin Hayward 

Star System (2012) – Robin Hayward 

Thin Peaks (2020) – Robin Hayward

Robin Hayward, microtonal F-Tuba 

Peder Simonsen, microtonal C-Tuba 

Martin Taxt, microtonal C-Tuba

March 19, 2023 – Thomas Lehn & Dieb13

Dieter Kovacic aka dieb13 and Thomas Lehn have known each other for many years, through encounters starting in Nickelsdorf in the 90s and at various festivals, and of course through friendship and neighborhood in Vienna. Together they played in larger formations, e.g. John Butcher’s “somethingtobesaid” project at the festivals hcmf, November Music and Maerzmusik as well as Ignaz Schick’s “erase & reset”; but so far it never happened that they shared the stage as a duo. The time is ripe to finally make up for it! World premiere next Sunday!

Thomas Lehn – analogue synthesizer

Dieb 13 – Turntables

http://www.thomaslehn.com

https://dieb13.klingt.org

April 23, 2023 – Doubleconcert – Stéphane Clor  / Werner Puntigam

On this evening, two musicians will musically explore and fathom the space of the Ruprechtskirche and make it tangible in many ways. A game with frequencies, resonances, transmutations and spatial perception. As a soloist and in an ensemble, the Logos is indulged in with a love of experimentation in his sound speech.

In his solo performances Werner Puntigam creates thrilling abstract and complex soundscapes with an extremely wide range of sounds and dynamics by exploring all known and unknown sound options on his trombone and conch shell in a pure acoustic way. An intimate, surprising and extraordinary soulful and sensual experience for the ears of attentive listeners to his “instrumental story-telling” in dialogue with the natural room acoustics of the Ruprechtskirche.

Stéphane Clor | Violoncello Piccolo

Werner Puntigam | Trombone and Conch shell

http://stephaneclor.net

https://www.ear-x-eye.info