Event
Rubiks Collective in Darmstadt
- Date: Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 2pm
- Venue: Lichtenbergschule, Darmstadt — Ludwigshöhstrasse 105, Darmstadt, Germany Tickets: This is a free event
Event Details
As part of the Darmstadt 49th International Summer Course for New Music, Rubiks perform an Open Space program of new Australian chamber works, showcasing four of the most exciting young voices in Australian music. This concert will include the world premiere of 'Want Not' by Samantha Wolf, who will be in attendance as a participant in the Darmstädter Ferienkurse Composition Studio.
JULY 23rd, 2pm, OS Showcase
Samantha Wolf - Want Not (2018) *
Influenced by environmentalism, minimalism, and extreme frugality, 'Want Not' explores the sonic potential of discarded objects, breathing new life into everyday items that would otherwise become landfill.
Jacob Abela - Fixations (2018) *
'Fixations' is comprised of a series of sound states organised in a way which encourages both inward and outward listening. The artefacts arising from this process are incorporated in to the larger form of the piece, and counterpoint emerges.
Holly Harrison - Lobster Tales and Turtle Soup (2017) **
Drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s beloved nonsensical book 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland', 'Lobster Tales and Turtle Soup' features playful juxtapositions between text and music, frenetically illustrating characters and narratives through changes of style, tempo, time signatures, and warping phrases.
Samuel Smith - Species (2018) *
'Species' gathers together a collection of grief-soaked sonic artefacts that are assembled to create an austere and fragile ecology. Reflecting on species loss and the experience of grief, 'Species' finds an analogue to the uncanny experience of a changed environment in the denaturing and degrading of familiar sounds.
*World Premiere
** European Premiere
Rubiks Collective
Tamara Kohler - flutes
Gemma Tomlinson - cello
Jacob Abela - keyboards
Kaylie Melville - percussion
Sonia Wilson - guest violin
Natasha Fearnside - guest clarinets
Rubiks’ attendance at the Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music is generously supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
Lobster tales and turtle soup : for flute/piccolo, clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano (2016) by Holly Harrison — performed by Rubiks Collective | |
Species (quartets: keyboard, percussion, string, woodwind) by Sam Smith — World premiere — performed by Rubiks Collective | |
Want not : for piccolo, percussion, piano/toy piano and cello with found objects (2018) by Samantha Wolf — World premiere — performed by Rubiks Collective | |
Fixations by Jacob Abela — World premiere |
Featured artists
- Music of Jacob Abela
- Performer Rubiks Collective
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