ENSEMBLE U: /ESTONIA/
March 5, 19:00, Online Concert from Tallinn
Ensemble U:
Tarmo Johannes (flute)
Helena Tuuling (clarinet)
Merje Roomere (violin)
Levi-Danel Mägila (cello)
Vambola Krigul (percussion instruments)
Taavi Kerikmäe (piano)
Helena Tuuling (clarinet)
Merje Roomere (violin)
Levi-Danel Mägila (cello)
Vambola Krigul (percussion instruments)
Taavi Kerikmäe (piano)
Program:
Udo Kasemets (1919-2014) 4’33” Fractals for any instrument (2000)
Jurgis Mačiūnas (1931-1978) Trio for ladder, mud and pebbles (1962)
Linda Leimane (1989) Silhouettes. Behaviours for cello, piano and percussion (2015)
Tatjana
Kozlova-Johannes (1977) Corners for flute, clarinet, violin, cello,
piano, percussion and electric guitars (2017)
In
2019 the Composers Unions of all three Baltic States have joined
together in a Baltic Contemporary Music Network that aims to cooperate
between the states and promote the Baltic contemporary music abroad. In
April and May 2021, the First Baltic Music Days will take place in
Tallinn and Tartu. On the eve of this event, we invite Estonian and
Lithuanian contemporary music ensembles to perform the music of
composers from all three Baltic States.
Ensemble
U: is currently the most active and renowned contemporary music
ensemble in Estonia. It has gained recognition for its ability to
perform even the most demanding works without conductor, openness for
bold experimental ideas and sensitivity for sound. Next to Estonia U:
has performed in important international festivals like Time of Music
(Viitasaari, Finland), GAIDA (Vilnius, Lithuania), Sounds New
(Canterbury, UK), Nordic Music Days (Helsinki, Finland), Nuova
Consonanza (Rome, Italy), Third Practice (Richmond, USA) , Biennale di
Musica Venezia (Italy), Virtuosi of XXI Century (Recife, Brazil), Dark
Music Days (Iceland).
U: concert is supported by Estonian Ministry of Culture.
Additional information - www.facebook.com/komponisti
Tickets: 5 EUR
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Festival Passes: 15 EUR (Foot concert for 2 legs - a
pass for one person for 5 on-line concerts).
40 EUR (Foot concert
for 6 legs - a pass for three persons for 5 on-line concerts)
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The
festival is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Latvian
Radio 3 "Klasika", Riga Latvian Society and the Internet journal Satori.