Soundscapes Festival #4 31 October and 1 November 2023
October 31 @ 19:00 - 22:00
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR CONTEMPORARY IMPROVISED MUSIC on 31 October and 1 November 2023 presents 19 renowned international musicians of contemporary improvised music on two concert evenings. The musicians will play in a wide variety of formations, up to a maximum of tutti, with the line-up changing about every 15 minutes. Celebrated pioneers and legendary innovators of Instant Composing meet virtuoso musicians and composers of the international avant-garde music scene of younger generations in intensive musical encounters. Examples of this are the Present-Time-Composition pioneers Philipp Wachsmann and Giancarlo Schiaffini as well as – for the middle and younger generations – John Edwards, Veli Kujala, Elisabeth Harnik and Liz Allbee. | Line up: Liz Allbee, trumpet; Sergio Armaroli, vibraphone; Tony Buck, drums, percussion; Andrea Centazzo, drums and electronics; John Edwards, double bass; Frank Gratkowski, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass/contrabassclarinet, flute; Elisabeth Harnik, piano; Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, french horn; Giancarlo Schiaffini, trombone; Livia Schweizer, flute; Liz Kosack, synthesizer, elektronics; Veli Kujala, accordion, microtonal accordion; Olavi Louhivuori, drums; Libero Mureddu, piano, keyboards; Guilherme Rodrigues, cello; Harri Sjöström, soprano and sopranino saxophone; Sebastiano Tramontana, trombone; Philipp Wachsmann, violin, electronics; Els Vandeweyer, vibraphone