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ensemble]h[iatus
Géraldine Keller (F) • voice
Angelika Sheridan (D) • flute & bass flute
Isabelle Duthoit (F) • clarinet & voice
Joris Rühl (F) • clarinet
Tiziana Bertoncini (I) • violin
Martine Altenburger (F) • cello
Thierry Madiot (F) • trombone
Carl Ludwig Hübsch (D) • tuba
Lê Quan Ninh (F) • percussion
Pascale Berthelot (F) • piano
Thomas Lehn (D) • piano & analogue synthesizer
Laurent Sassi (F) • sound engineer
www.ensemble-hiatus.eu
The ensemble]h[iatus is an international contemporary music
ensemble created by the cello player Martine Altenburger and the percussionist
Lê Quan Ninh.
This is both a modular and highly variable ensemble, and its distinctive
feature is that the majority, if not all of its members are at the same
time experienced interpreters and improvisers.
The projects the group presents reflect this entirely - instead of simply
performing repertory pieces from the 20th and 21st century, the ensemble
takes us on a musical journey, performing a combination of both written
pieces and improvisation. This is an artistic style which is both coherent
and at odds with tradition, where musicians constantly alternate between
disciplines too often considered as antinomical.
The ensemble]h[iatus's desire is to share their unique vision of contemporary
music, gained through their extensive experience in the field of performance
and improvisation. For the Ensemble, music does not simply emanate from
those who write it, but also from those who perform it. Their daily contact
with sound means they feel and understand the music's transformations,
something which can only be attained through patient proximity to both
the compositions and the instruments.
In effect, an improviser's approach to sound is very different to that
of non-improvisational musicians. Improvising means primarily questioning
all previous use and experience of the instrument. It thus becomes a tool
for creation, a tool which allows the musician to create his or her own
poetry in ever changing artistic productions, and to forge a natural relationship
with other media such as dance, video, cinema, fine arts...
The improviser has to master the art of listening, he or she must be able
to adapt to and comprehend the compositions, which in turn allow them
as performers to gain an organic understanding of the music and its innate
movement.
The ensemble]h[iatus likes to work in harmony with the venues, even perhaps
with the spirit that inhabits the spaces where they present their concerts,
performances and installations.
Upcoming performances of ensemble]h[iatus
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Gueret/F @ Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de la Creuse
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy/F @ Musique
Action
Damdaj by Vinko Globokar
ensemble]h[iatus
with Géraldine Keller (soprano), Tiziana Bertoncini (violin), Martine Altenburger (violoncello), Angelika Sheridan (flute & bass flute), Isabelle Duthoit (clarinet), Thierry Madiot (trombone), Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba), Lê Quan Ninh (percussion) and Thomas Lehn (piano & analogue synthesizer)
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Past performances
Sunday,
April 27, 2008
Cologne @ Institut Français
lecture performance introducing in the works by
• Morton Feldman (Four Instruments, 1965)
• Younghi Pagh-Paan (Bi-Yu, 1999)
• Dieter Schnebel (NC [Nuova Consonanza], 1994/1995)
• ensemble]h[iatus
with
Martine Altenburger • cello, Tiziana Bertoncini • violin, Géraldine Keller • voice,
Angelika Sheridan • flute & bass flute, Isabelle Duthoit • clarinet, Thierry Madiot • trombone,
Lê Quan Ninh • percussion, Thomas Lehn • piano & analogue synthesizer
[download flyer]
with kind support of Kulturamt Stadt Köln, Institut Français, Association RYOANJI & kgnm
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Wednesday,
April 30th, 2008
Cologne @ Kunst-Station Sankt Peter
works by
• Morton Feldman (Four Instruments, 1965)
• Younghi Pagh-Paan (Bi-Yu, 1999)
• Dieter Schnebel (NC [Nuova Consonanza], 1994/1995)
• ensemble]h[iatus
with
Martine Altenburger • cello, Tiziana Bertoncini • violin, Géraldine Keller • voice,
Angelika Sheridan • flute & bass flute, Isabelle Duthoit • clarinet, Thierry Madiot • trombone,
Lê Quan Ninh • percussion, Thomas Lehn • piano & analogue synthesizer
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with kind support of Kulturamt Stadt Köln, Institut Français, Association RYOANJI & kgnm
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Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy @ CCAM at Festival Musique Action 2008
works by
• Morton Feldman (Four Instruments, 1965)
• Younghi Pagh-Paan (Bi-Yu, 1999)
• Dieter Schnebel (NC [Nuova Consonanza], 1994/1995)
• ensemble]h[iatus
with
Martine Altenburger • cello, Tiziana Bertoncini • violin, Géraldine Keller • voice,
Angelika Sheridan • flute & bass flute, Isabelle Duthoit • clarinet, Thierry Madiot • trombone,
Lê Quan Ninh • percussion, Thomas Lehn • piano & analogue synthesizer
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September 19, 2009
Villefavard/France @ Ferme de Villefavard
World premiere of Damdaj by Vinko Globokar
September 20, 2009 Montreuil @ Instants Chavirés
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December 12, 2009
Aubusson/France @ Musée départemental de la tapisserie
Program:
Paradigms (1993) by Joshua Fineberg, Mirrors (1997) by Kaija Saariaho, Musique Spectrale à Petit Budget (1996) by Lê Quan Ninh and works by ensemble]h[iatus.
Tiziana Bertoncini (violin), Martine Altenburger (violoncello), Angelika Sheridan (flute & bass flute), Isabelle Duthoit (clarinet), Lê Quan Ninh (percussion) and Thomas Lehn (piano & analogue synthesizer)
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Portrait Concert Peter Jakober & Steffen Krebber
Géraldine Keller (soprano), Tiziana Bertoncini (violin), Martine Altenburger (violoncello), Angelika Sheridan (flute & bass flute), Joris Rühl (clarinet), Thierry Madiot (trombone), Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba), Lê Quan Ninh (percussion) and Thomas Lehn (piano & analogue synthesizer)
program:
Steffen Krebber Nichtsattrappen 0'04'' (2009) [world premiere]
for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, trombone, tuba, percussion, piano and live electronic
ensemble]h[iatus improvisation
Peter Jakober mehr, ein wenig (2008)
for violin, cello, two organ pipes and live-electronics
ensemble]h[iatus improvisation
Steffen Krebber Aufstieg und Fall ausserweltlicher Flug- und Kriechtierattrappen (2008)
for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and tape
Peter Jakober Puls 2 (2005)
for cello and tape
ensemble]h[iatus improvisation
Steffen Krebber Nichtsattrappen 0'03'' (2009)
for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Peter Jakober beneden (2009) [world premiere]
for analogue syntheziser, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, trombone, tuba, percussion and tape
video fragments of beneden performance: fragment 1 2:30 | fragment 2 2:04 [videos Markus Krispel]
www.peterjakober.com
www.steffenkrebber.de
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video excerpts
News spot on Television France 3, April 12th, 2007 [2:07]
Concert April 13th, 2007, Toulouse @ Le Ring [8:19]
ensemble]h[iatus Improvisation (excerpt)
video excerpts by Markus Krispel:
Peter Jakober beneden fragment 1 2:30
Peter Jakober beneden fragment 2 2:04
performed January 16th, 2010 @ Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Cologne
www.ensemble-hiatus.eu
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