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Blattwerk Quintett: Klang-Galerie Bern
June
30
5:00 pm17:00

Blattwerk Quintett: Klang-Galerie Bern

Nina Shekhar — red (2018)
Patrick Jones — Uncanny Vale (2019)
Edward Rushton — Catalogue des fleurs infernales (2024)
Isaac Albeniz — Iberia: Suite (1905-09) arr. Richard Elliot Haynes

Elise Jacoberger — bassoon
Jonas Tschanz — soprano & alto saxophone
Martin Bliggenstorfer — oboe & cor anglais
Nils Kohler — clarinet & bass clarinet
Richard Elliot Haynes — clarinet & bass clarinet

To observe nature, to describe it, to understand it, to reflect on it through the arts or to use it as inspiration for useful inventions, even the attempt to reproduce it and oneself, is particular to humankind. In the works of this programme each composer illuminates an aspect of their fascination with nature. Nina Shekhar describes in red the unpredictability of a flame and tries to capture the dancing quality of the unstable movements. In Uncanny Vale Patrick Jones reflects on the emotional field of tension that we perceive when looking at human forms in robotics and animation. Isaac Albeniz deals with man-made structures and the resulting atmospheres and moods in Iberia, describing the lively activities of the people of various Andalusian cities. Edward Rushton's musical language is seductive and his brand new work Catalogue des fleurs infernales strikes a humorous, shocking chord within the idea of nature - human - machine…

Pre-concert talk at 4:30pm

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Klang-Galerie Bern: Brahms & Pesson
Nov
26
11:00 am11:00

Klang-Galerie Bern: Brahms & Pesson

Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115 (1891)
Gérard Pesson — Nebenstück for clarinet and string quartet (1998) 

Richard Haynes — clarinet
Daniel Meller — violin 
Martina Albsietti — violin 
Yang Lu — viola 
Matthias Schranz — cello

Pre-concert talk at 10:30am

Tickets 35.-/25.-/15.-

More info about Klang-Galerie

Klang-Galerie curates a surprising selection of works in collaboration with local professional musicians and artists at concert venues in and around Bern. The focus of each event is to offer the audience a multifaceted and intense sonic experience in, where possible, unusual surroundings.

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