A cycle looking into eschatological forces inspired by the works of Marlen Haushofer, Catherine Keller, Achille Mbembé, Norman Cohn & Kathryn Yusoff

States of Intermeshing

for ensemble & electronics 

Paulo Amendoeira (percussion)Paola Aviles (harpe) Amélie Berson (flute) Phoebe Bognár (flute) Félix Lacquement (guitar) María Alejandra Jiménez (violin) Thierry Madiot (trombone) Mireia Pellisa Martín (saxophone) Carlo Sampaolesi (accordion) Adèle Viret (cello) + special thanks to Thomas Nicholson (Cage-clock-conducting)

commissioned by GMEA — Centre National de Création Musicale d'Albi-Tarn & part of the project 'experiences'

recording made at the Athanor, Albi, 06.08.2022
recording/ mixing by Benjamin Maumus, sound engineering at GMEA

for experiencers

NOUVELLES AVENTURES CICLE – KONZERTHAUS WIEN

Berio-Saal
Wiener Konzerthaus
Friday, April 22, 2022

Schallfeld Ensemble
Leonhard Garms, Conductor

The octet version of "les instances" is projecting an electrified sound world emerging from the musical synergies and the coexistence of an amplified ensemble with a synthesized, electronic soundscape. A continuum of interchangeable drives it, phrasal collages comprised of distinct sonic and rhythmical structures, both in the acoustic and the electronic parts. The structure is formulated by repetitive blocks and timbral constructs that engage horizontally and vertically (harmonically) and eventually forge the behavior and the dramaturgy of the music. At the core of my creative thinking lies the notion of repetitive exhaustion and dissolution of sonic material in frameworks of organic sound complexity. I am deeply interested in the impact of recursion on our perception of details and musical events at a micro and macro time level. The piece is heartily dedicated to George E. Lewis.

Les instances - octet version, for amplified ensemble and diffused, synthesised sounds (2019/20)

Composed in 2008

Dedicated to Matthew Shlomowitz and Joanna Bailie

Performed by Plus-Minus Ensemble at Kings Place, London on 21 February 2011

Vicky Wright (clarinet / bass clarinet), Toon Callier (electric guitar), Roderick Chadwick (electric organ / piano), Mark Knoop (accordion), Marcus Barcham Stevens (violin), Alex Waterman (cello), Matthew Shlomowitz and Joanna Bailie (auxiliary instruments)

Octet

I Dream Of Alluvium

Performed by Longleash at Loretto (https://www.thelorettoproject.com/) in August 2024

Violin: Pala Garcia
Cello: John Popham
Piano: Alexa Stier

States of Intermeshing: xi.Épilogue

HOLD

Please, use headphones or good loudspeakers.

vacant lot (strange bird) (2023), for large amplified ensemble
commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain

Live Recording, Klangforum Wien

vacant lot (strange bird) (2023), for large amplified ensemble

Sarah Nemtsov
TIKKUN (2021)
for solo ensemble (saxophone, e guitar, keyboard, drums), string orchestra and percussion

Nikel Ensemble (Patrick Stadler, Yaron Deutsch, Antoine Francoise, Brian Archinal)
Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra
Mino Marani, conductor

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TIKKUN is part III of the tetralogy TZIMTZUM (2020-2023) for solo ensemble (Nikel) and orchestra
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live recording from a concert on February 5th 2025
dlf 

TIKKUN (2021)

"Depuis quelques années, mon intérêt pour les éléments entourant les forces eschatologiques s’est amplifié. En observant les racines historiques et sociales de tels mouvements, il devient rapidement facile de constater les liens indéniables entre les racines de la colonisation globale & le monde capitaliste tel que nous le connaissons présentement avec les discours apocalyptiques. Ces derniers ont et continuent de perpétuellement désavantager les communautés marginalisées, notamment les communautés afrodiasporiques. "States of Intermeshing, viii. what is past is prologue" explore donc la relation intrinsèque de la déshumanisation des communautés noires avec le discours apocalyptique visant l’extraction de ressources à perpétuité et une recherche d’une libération post-coloniale. Dans cette pièce, je rend hommage aux musiques souls et R&B, je présente brièvement des paroles issues d’Achille Mbembé, philosophe camerounais intéressé par la décolonisation, et déploie des mouvements de libération post-colonisation au travers des cellules sonores pour les interprètes sur scène."

Interprété par Paramirabo et Totem Contemporain
Flûte: Jeff Stonehouse
Clarinette: Gwénaëlle Ratouit
Table de babel: Jean-François Laporte
Percussion: Alexandre Lavoie
Piano: Pamela Reimer
Violon: Hubert Brizard
Violoncelle: Viviane Gosselin

States of Intermeshing: vii. what is past is prologue

States of Intermeshing: iv. in-situ

[a mixed shorter version of a live performance at Elebash Hall, CUNY]

Interprété par pinknoise

Flute: Roberta Michel
Clarinet: Kai Hirayama
Piano: Gabrielle Chou
Violin: Johnna Wu
Cello: Iva Casian-Lakos
Electronics I: Simon Kanzler
Electronics II: Corie Rose Soumah

States of Intermeshing: v. of emptiness cut out into black lighting

[live electronics from a live performance at Elebash Hall, CUNY]
pour Simon Kanzler

Electronics I: Simon Kanzler 
Electronics II: Corie Rose Soumah

States of Intermeshing: vi. come to fall

composed by Martin Arnold (1997)
performed by Quatuor Bozzini

Contact; Vault

High-quality downloads and CD of the studio recording is available at
https://dalniente.bandcamp.com/album/object-animal

SWAN (2016-17)

a - Korridor/Karaoke Mahshar - 00’00’’-19’42’’

b - Rod Modell - 19’43’’-28’49’’

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Recording of the premiere performance at the Constellation Chicago, 02/19/2017.

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Murat Çolak - Score & Electronics

Ensemble Dal Niente - Amplified Instruments:
Michael Lewanski - Conductor
Emma Hospelhorn - Flute, cymbals
Anna Velzo - Oboe
Katie Schoepflin - Clarinets
Gregory Beyer - Percussion
Mabel Kwan - Piano, bass synthesizer, percussion
Tara Lynn Ramsey - Violin
Chris Wild - Cello

Dan Tramte - Video (Excerpts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO5EQIlIf24 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG70iw4TSFU )
Nolan Chin - Live Sound
David Zuchowski - Recording

Live recording mixed & mastered by Murat Çolak

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Video of the premiere performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwNBIJ2KKLE&feature=share

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Interview with Emma Hospelhorn: http://www.dalniente.com/news/2017/3/26/interview-murat-olaks-swan

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Thanks: Ben Melsky, Grace Heatherington Tilka, Constellation Chicago, Frequency Series.

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SWAN is commissioned by NewMusicUSA

SWAN

Vocal artist Mikhail Karikis invited me to create a version of his track 'Love Song' for his concept album MORPHICA which was released on Sub Rosa (2009). And here it is Love Song (how many ways to say).

Love song ('how many ways to say')

composer_compositrice | new music sorceress

States of Intermeshing: iv. in-situ

Corie Rose Soumah

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