We are thrilled to announce that two new works created with our help have just been premiered: Elena Rykova’s “Forget Me Not” for/by Ensemble Nikel (https://klangspuren.at/de/festivals/2022/ensemble-nikel-jennifer-walshe) and Bohdan Sehin’s “The Last Lullaby” for/by Diana Tishchenko (https://classicfest.pt/en/recital-violino-piano/?fbclid=IwAR1q-fl0kHEOQNCLJTVtGMy-MyimiTnpI3HHqN1UFcrK2J5hDN_4C4wQELI) We are all grateful to the composers and performers for making these premieres possible – stay tuned for more great music!
Performed by Ilya Gringolts and film produced by Pilvaxfilms. The idea and inspiration behind the work through the eyes of Sky Macklay herself! Trrhythms = transformation + rhythms. Trrhythms is built of 5 sections. Each section uses a different short, rhythmic phrase over and over, while other musical elements such as pitches, dynamics, and timbres go through a transformational process….
Performed by Ilya Gringolts and film produced by Pilvaxfilms. Yu Kuwabara’s “Bai and Dharani” aims to explore the origin of Japanese sound and music. Click to play https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09gymh6
The composer Marina Khorkova lives and works in Moscow, Russia and Berlin, Germany. From 2000 to 2005, she studied composition at the Moscow Conservatory. In 2008, she received a grant by Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland followed by a grant of the DAAD, which allowed her to follow up on her studies of composition by Prof. Caspar Johannes Walter…
Included here is documentation from several recent performances and rehearsals, with the violinist Sarah Saviet, Ensemble Modern, Plus-Minus, Apartment House, and the Bozzini Quartet. Composition continues to be quite a personal engagement for me, tailoring projects for the particular qualities and dispositions of groups I work with. At the same time, for the past few years I’ve been drawn toward…