Ostrava Center for New Music

Program

FESTIVAL
OSTRAVA DAYS 2009
August 21 - 29, 2009
5th biennial
Ostrava, Czech Republic

Philharmonic Hall, Dům kultury města Ostravy
Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava
Club Parník
St. Wenceslas Church
Vítkovice Site - Blust Furnaces, Hall No. 6
Gallery of fine Arts in Ostrava
Fiducia Gallery
Gallery Beseda

PROGRAM

Friday 21/08/2009
PHILL NIBLOCK: PROJECTION & MUSIC
20:00 Vítkovice Site - Blust Furnaces, Hall No. 6
Soloists of Ostrava Center for New Music
Phill Niblock, Projection, electronics

Sax Mix          
Sethwork          
AYU LIVE (aka As Yet Untitled)
2 Lips - aka Nameless   
Tow by Tom     
Five More String Quartets          
Poure            
Valence
  

Saturday 22/08/2009
ELECTRONIC MUSIC MINI MARATHON
14:00 – 24:00 Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava
Martin Klimeš, Curator
Performers:  Black Hole Factory (D), Boot (CZ), Decolective (CZ), Double Affair (SK), Duo Heinz (CZ), Peter Graham a Ivan Palacký (CZ), Andrés G. Jankowski – 1605munro (D), Petr Kotík (CZ/USA), Napalmed (CZ), Michal Rataj (CZ), Richter & syn (CZ), Sklo (CZ), Lukasz Szalankiewicz (PL)
Produced in cooperation with Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava and Bludný kámen organization


Sunday 23/08/2009
OPENING CONCERT
19:00 Philharmonic Hall
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Kotík, Flute 
Andrej Gál, Violoncello 
Claire Wild, Soprano 
Peter Rundel, Roland Kluttig, Conductors
Jakub Polaczyk        „Fanfares Procession“
Morton Feldman        Flute and Orchestra    
Michal Rataj               Raining (inside)        
Rafael Nasiff              véus sobre cores
Richard Ayres            No. 30 (NONcerto for orchestra, cello and high soprano)


Monday 24/08/2009
COMPUTERS IN COMPOSITION
17:00 Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava
Phosphor Ensemble  
Daan Vandewalle, Joseph Kubera, Piano
Daniel Skála, Cimbalom
Conrad Harris, Violin
Jaroslav Šťastný and Ivo Palacký, Elektronics
Michael Schumacher    Isorhythmic Variations
Samuel Sfirri                 for Callum Innes
Phosphor Ensemble     In Real Time
Lejaren Hiller                Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano
Peter Graham               A Nap (Funeral Music for Mauricio Kagel)

                
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA I
20:00 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Hana Kotková, Violin
Petr Kotík, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Charles Ives        The Unanswered Question
Ravi Kittappa       singularities                
Daniel Iglesia       Foniesin Anteconcert           
Diego Soifer         Apenas se va
Wolfgang Rihm    Gesungene Zeit 


Tuesday 25/08/2009
FROM BRATISLAVA
17:00 Philharmonic Hall
Quasars Ensemble
Ivan Buffa, Artistic Director
Salvatore Sciarrino        Quintettino No. 1 
Karol Nepelski               Trio of forgotten senses
Rebecca Saunders        Stirrings Still II                       
Ivan Buffa                       Nineteen Eighty-Four
Gregory Emfietzis          How to… corrupt someone
Gérard Grisey                Vortex Temporum I

STRING QUARTET I
19:30 Philharmonic Hall
DoelenKwartet (Rotterdam)
Caroline Berkenbosch    Monument 38
Andrea Sarto                  Hevel    
Patrick van Deurzen       Seven
Wolfgang Rihm               Grave (In Memoriam Thomas Kakuska)   
Wolfgang Rihm               4. Streichquartett

NIGHT OF SOLOS
22:00 Philharmonic Hall
Joseph Kubera, Daan Vandewalle, Piano
Hana Kotková, Violin
Jacques Dubois, Bass Clarinet
Robin Hayward, Tuba
Elliott Sharp, Electric Guitar
Elliott Sharp                      Graviton The Boston
Elliott Sharp                      Inverted Fields
Pierre Boulez                    Anthéms 1
Peter Graham                   Three Page Prelude
Robin Hayward                 Release, Tone, Redial
Taylan Susam                   nocturnes
Roderik de Man                Ecoute, écoute!     
Michael Byron                   Dreamers of Pearl


Wednesday 26/08/2009 
OSTRAVSKÁ BANDA II
Wed 26/08
17:30 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Thomas Buckner, Baritone
Milan Osadský, Accordion
Petr Kotík, Peter Rundel, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Benjamin Oliver         Suppressing Repression
Joseph Kudirka          Renascence
Petr Bakla                  Material and Dreams 
Peter Graham            Brittle Relations
Salvatore Sciarrino    Vento d’ombra

LARGE ORCHESTRA II
20:30 Philharmonic Hall
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Rundel, Petr Kotík, Conductors
Elliott Sharp                 On Corlear’s Hook    
Petr Kotík                     Fragment        
František Chaloupka    Smooth the Heaven
                                     1. Jižní nebe
                                     2. Severní peklo
                                     3. In Utero (De profundis)
Bernhard Lang             Monadologie II:Der Neue Don Quichotte
                                     1. ...A certain sad Figure...
                                     2. ...To fight against Windmills...
                                     3. An Encounter with a Herd of Sheep...
                                     4. Gossip and Slander
                                     5. The Black Brothers
                                     6. Defeat and REtreat


Thursday 27/08/2009
VOICES & INSTRUMENTS
18:00 St. Wenceslas Church
Ostravská banda
Canticum Ostrava
Theo Nabicht, Contrabass Clarinet
John Eckhardt, Contrabass
Katalin Karolyi, Mezzosoprano
Milan Osadský, Accordion
Jurij Galatenko, Roland Kluttig, Petr Kotík, Conductors
Galina Ustwolskaja       Symphony No. 4, Prayer
Michael Winter              recitation, code, and (perhaps) round
Luciano Berio                Sequenza III
John Eckhardt               Music from „Xylobiont“
Nomi Epstein                Solo for Large Ensemble
Galina Ustwolskaja       Symphony No. 4, Prayer / instrumented by Mark Bowden
Donal Sarsfield             Repeat that, repeat (Gerard Manley Hopkins)     
Iannis Xenakis              À Hélène
Chikage Imai                 Vectorial Projection II – turning of the lathe
Gérard Grisey               Anubis / Nout
Hiroki Tsurumoto           light blue
Elliott Sharp                  OVOXXOVO

BANDITS IN PARNÍK
21:30 Club Parník
Zink & Copper Works
Rezident-students of Ostrava Days 2009
John Eckhardt, Electric Bass & Beatz
Zdeněk Berger, Shepherd's pipe
Ivica Lovrenčec, Voice and Shargia
Koistinen
Phill Niblock              Disseminate
Koistinen                   retro-pop
Rezident-students     improvisation (Etelka Nyilasi, Chikage Imai, Lucie Vítková, Lucie Páchová)
Zdeněk Berger          improvisation
Ivica Lovrenčec         improvisation
John Eckhardt           FUNKSTEPPA

Friday 28/08/2009
STRING QUARTET II
17:30 Philharmonic Hall
O.B.SQ
Fišer Quartet
Mark Bowden        black yew, white cloud              
Petr Kotík              String Quartet No. 1, Erinnerungen an Jan
Christian Wolff       For 2 Violinists, Violist and  Cellist
David Kant             Variations for Functions and Divisions of Time – Variation XXI
Lejaren Hiller         Quartet No. 5

FROM BUDAPEST
20:30 Philharmonic Hall
Amadinda Percussion Group
Katalin Karolyi, Mezzosoprano
Aurél Holló, Zoltán Váczi    Traditions – Part One /
                                            The Winning Number – beFORe JOHN7
Zoltán Váczi    Reconstruction – beFORe JOHN6
John Cage       Imaginary Landscape No. 2
John Cage       Imaginary Landscape No. 3
John Cage       Third Construction
György Ligeti   Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel    
John Cage       4⁴ 


Saturday 29/08/2009
LAST CALL
15:00 Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava
Ostravská banda
OD Improvisation Ensemble
Thomas Buckner, Baritone
Juho Laitinen, Cello
Christian Wolff, Joseph Kubera, Zuzana Biščáková, Piano
Daniel Svoboda, Clarinet
Etelka Nyilasi, Viola
Chris Nappi, Percussion
Pavol Bizoň                  10 Pieces for 10 Musicians and Tea
Ákos Zarándy               Step by Step
Jonathan Herbert          Re(-)presenT
Christian Wolff               For 1, 2, or 3 People
Peter Ferenčík              Kde se láska vytratí, tam sú všetci prekliatí...
Improvisation
Mátyás Wettl                 Knock it out
Evan Antonellis             twelve future(s)
Etelka Nyilasi                Pastorale
Lars Werdenberg          Trio
K. C. M. Walker             For You


CLOSING CONCERT
19:30 Philharmonic Hall
Ostravská banda
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Daan Vandewalle, Piano
Petr Kotík, Peter Rundel, Roland Kluttig, Ondřej Vrabec, Conductors
Christian Wolff             Rhapsody for 3 Orchestras
Pablo Chin Pampillo    Rojo sobre Blanco            
György Ligeti               Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Cassandra Miller          A Large House    
Edgard Varèse             Amériques