Tzlil Meudcan 2013 | 04-11 July

MONDAY 08/07 – FELICJA BLUMENTAL MUSIC CENTER, TEL AVIV

19:00 – COMPOSERS TALK // GRAND PIANO REFLECTIONS
A talk with composers Chaya Czernowin (ISR), Jean Luc Fafchamps (BE) and Steven Takasugi (USA) departing from their own recent works for piano solo to additional observations on repertoire of the canonic and “abused” piano solo medium as a mirror to changes in contemporary music aesthetics.

20:00 – FESTIVAL OPENING EVENT // CONCERT IN 2 PARTS
Part I : Stephane Ginsburgh, Piano (BE)
Stefan Prins – Piano Hero #1 for keyboard, live electronics & video (2012)
Sabrina Schroeder – Stircrazer for piano solo with live mechanics (2013) WP 
Salvatore Sciarrino – Perduto in una città d’acque for piano (1990-91)
Part II : Uli Fussenegger – Double Bass (AT) // Doris Nicoletti (AT)
Beat Furrer – Ira-Arca for flute & double bass (2012)
Georges Aperghis – Paralando for double bass solo (2007)
Salvatore Sciarrino – Morte Tamburo for flute solo (1999)
Manuel Rodriguez – New piece for flute & double bass (2013) WP

22:00 CONCERT // PIANO RECITAL – STEPHANE GINSBURGH (BE)
Jean-Luc Fafchamps – Beth/Veth for piano, percussion and live electronics (2012)

TUESDAY 09/07 – FELICJA BLUMENTAL MUSIC CENTER, TEL AVIV

18:30 SCREENING // SALVATORE SCIARRINO – LUCI MIE TRADITRICI
A screening of Sciarrino’s opera Luci mie traditrici performed by ensemble Algoritmo and directed by Christian Pade.

20:30 CONCERT // PERCUSSION QUARTET – ENSEMBLE THIS ENSEMBLE THAT (CH)
Jurg Frey – Metal, Stone, Skin, Foliage, Air for percussion quartet (1996-2001)

22:00 CONCERT // BACK 2 BACK – SABINE AKIKO AHRENDT (DE), MARCO FUSI (IT)
Simon Steen-Andersen – Study for String Instrument #1 for violin (2007)
Jennifer Walshe – Dirty white fields for violin and voice (2002)
Salvatore Sciarrino – sei capricci for violin (1975-76)
Avshalom Ariel –  GoodTimeGoodTimeGoodTime …….Good for violin duo (2013) WP

WEDNESDAY 10/07 – FELICJA BLUMENTAL MUSIC CENTER, TEL AVIV

18:30 LECTURE // YUVAL SHAKED (ISR): STILL LIFE?
Composer Yuval Shaked in a lecture regarding aspects of Salvatore Sciarrino’s music.

20:00 CONCERT // PIANO RECITAL – JOONAS  AHONEN (FI)
Gyorgy Ligeti – Etudes for piano, Book II (1988-94)
Anton Webern – Variations for piano, Op. 27 (1935-1936)
Salvatore Sciarrino – Notturno No. 2 for piano solo (1998)
Beat Furrer – Studie for piano (2011)

22:00  CONCERT // ESEMBLE NIKEL (ISR) HOSTS:
Cellist Dan Weinstein (ISR) & Violinist Sabine Akiko Ahrendt (DE)
Dimou Stylianos – momentum “X”: an illusory impetus for sax, pno & vln (2013) WP
Fredrik Wallberg – Trio for sax, perc & vlc (2010) WP
Chaya Czernowin – FardanceCLOSE for piano solo (2012)
Clinton McCallum – In a hall of mirrors waiting to die for sax & pno (2008)
Mauricio Pauly – vs. el monopolio de la memoria for sax, pno & vln (2013) WP

THURSDAY 11/07 – FELICJA BLUMENTAL MUSIC CENTER, TEL AVIV

19:00 PROJECT // DIGITAL RENDEZVOUS
Students of the Leo Beck high school in Haifa present their latest works using Max/Msp at the frame of the Electronic Music Course program instructed by Elad Shneiderman. Department head: Yonatan Cana’an.

20:00 CONCERT // PERCUSSION QUARTET – ENSEMBLE THIS ENSEMBLE THAT (CH)
Lisa Streich  – The house of the others for bicycle, crotales & percussion trio (2013) WP
Georges Aperghis – Le Corps Á Corps for zarb (1978)
Salvatore Sciarrino – Un fruscìo lungo trent’anni for percussion quartet (1967)
Michael Maierhof – Shopping 4 for three performers (2005/06)
Ryan Beppel – Voiando La Caja for three percussionists (2011)
Roni Brenner – New piece for percussion quartet (2013) WP

22:00  FESTIVAL CLOSING EVENT // MUSICA NOVA CONSORT (ISR)
Steven Takasugi – An Undercurrent for four unspecified instruments and playback (2013) WP
Adi Snir – Stills for four unspecified instruments. For Musica Nova (2013) WP
Annea Lockwood – Jitterbug for ‘tape’ and graphic score for two or more musicians (2006)
James Saunders – overlay (1) for vlc (2012), overlay (2) for bass drum (2012) WP

Composer in Focus:
SALVATORE SCIARRINO

Composition Faculty:
Chaya Czernowin
Steven Takasugi

Invited Composers:
Sabrina Schroeder
Manuel Rodriguez
Avshalom Ariel
Dimou Stylianos
Fredrik Wallberg
Mauricio Pauly
Lisa Streich
Roni Brenner