Schallfeld Ensemble 2023

for flute, clarinet, accordion, violin, viola, cello, double bass and live electronics
2023

performed by Schallfeld ensemble
Dmitri Kourliandski, electronics

23.07.2023, Impuls festival, MUMUTH Graz, Austria

Banlieue

performed by Schallfeld Ensemble at the Klangspuren Schwaz Composers Lab

live recording, September 18, 2023, Schwaz, Austria

conductor: Pierre-André Valade
recorded by ORF Austrian Public Radio

Before you were born | for piccolo/alto flute, saxophone, accordion, piano, violin, and cello (2023)

Schallfeld Ensemble and Pierre-André Valade at Klangspuren Festival in Schwaz, Austria

(For Matt Butler, with thanks to the Nuckolls Family)

https://joshuamastel.com/Birds-fly/

Birds Fly

beyond the barrens - for mixed sextet [2023]

• Written for Schallfeld Ensemble and Pierre-André Valade. 
Zinajda Kodrič, flutes (concert and bass)
Stephanie Schoiswohl, baritone sax and prepared tube
George Lolas, accordion
Patrick Skrilecz, piano and objects 
Lorenzo Derinni, violin and boxes
Myriam García Fidalgo, cello and boxes 

Pierre-André Valade, conductor

• Premiered at the Klangspuren Schwaz Future Lab 2023.
@ SZentrum Knappensaal, 18 September 2023, Schwaz, Austria.
Recorded by The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation.

• Program Notes:
It is in the pursuit of a resilient catalyst spark,
one that will transcend the unsound cyclic nature of uncertainty,
that the afterlight reveals a retaliating barrenness adorned with thorns.
(responsorial)
Bottomless mudcracks penetrate the viscera of the imagined world. 
Yet, in absence, life treads forwards, whispers rise as unwavering chants.
The beauty of the scorched land lies in the abundance of juxtaposed 
impossibilities.
Still, the soul wanders amidst harsh epiphanies that unfold their coarse
truth.
Fate, for now, is adjourned.

beyond the barrens [2023]

premiered by Schallfeld Ensemble at Klangspuren Schwaz 2023
directed by Pierre-Andre Valade

neon moon, for sextet

Premiered by Schallfeld ensemble at Klangspuren Composers Lab
September 2023 Schwaz, Austria

Conductor-Pierre-André Valade

CHRYSALIS for ensemble (2023)

The “Iridescent schemes” was written between May to July 2023, inspired by the ways our perception on different things shifts endlessly - under the influence of every new “slant of light” (Emily Dickenson). The title of the piece derives from the phenomenon of goniochromism (from the Greek: gonia, meaning angle and chroma, meaning color) when certain surfaces appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes.

The piece was commissioned by Georges Aperghis and is dedicated to him and the Schallfeld ensemble. 

performed by Schallfeld Ensemble 
conductor: Pierre-André Valade
live recording, September 18, 2023, Schwaz, Austria
recorded by ORF Austrian Public Radio

painting:
Hubert Scheibl, "Seeds of Time"

Iridescent Schemes - Schallfeld Ensemble

Klangspuren lab 2023

Performed by Schallfeld Ensemble
Conductor Pierre-André Valade
Recorded by ORF Austrian Public Radio

...u nikudy

lullaby(e) for
Flute (picc. Bass), Clarinet (Bb, Bb Bass), Percussion, Piano, Accordion, Violin, Violoncello, Double Bass and electronics

As the title suggests, this work serves as the final lullaby one hears. The catastrophic aftermath of the recent earthquake in Turkey has profoundly affected even those who were not directly impacted by the disaster. This composition is the product of the thoughts that have occupied my mind since that fateful day.
The tape segment of the piece involves the manipulation of a recorded excerpt from the Turkish lullaby "Dandini Dandini Dasdana."

The piece was commissioned by Schallfeld Ensemble

performed by Schallfeld Ensemble
live electronics: Davide Gagliardi
conductor: Leonhard Garms
concert recording, November 18
ÜBER WEGE SAISON KONZERT IV: WACHSEN
Schaumbad - Freies Atelierhaus Graz, Austria

lullaby(e) - Schallfeld Ensemble

A Weave of Artifacts was composed for Schallfeld Ensemble in conmemoration of their 10th anniversary. 

Premiered by Schallfeld on November 18, 2023 in Atelier Schaumbad in Graz, Austria. 

Bass Clarinet: Szilárd Benes
Violin: Lorenzo Derinni
Cello: Myriam García Fidalgo
Doublebass: Philipp Kienberger
Accordeon: Mirko Jevtovic
Piano: Flavia Cerrato
Percussion: Manuel Alcaraz

Conductor: Leonhard Garms

Sound Engineering: Davide Gagliardi
Recording: Andrés Gutiérrez Martínez

A Weave of Artifacts for Bass Clarinet and Ensemble (2023).

Lorenzo Troiani - Toccare. L'abisso Che Dunque Sono (2022/23) for string trio.

Schallfeld Ensemble
Lorenzo Derinni - violin
Francesca Piccioni - viola
Myriam Garcia Fidalgo -violoncello
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Commissioned by Schallfeld Ensemble, with the support of the BMKOES.
Live recorded in Croma Festival, Oeiras (Portugal) on the 15.03.2023

Foto: Unntitled - Jannis Kounellis

Lorenzo Troiani - Toccare. L'abisso Che Dunque Sono

Schallfeld is an international ensemble for contemporary music based in Graz. The group sparks the interest of its audience by its vivid virtuosity and refined chamber music sound, paired with interpretations that pay special attention to concert format, creating events that adapt to the specific venue while aiming for a new dimension of listening.
The ensemble was founded in 2013 by alumni of Klangforum Wien and composition students of Kunstuniversität Graz. It currently consists of musicians from 8 nationalities and reflects the diversity and different interests of its members in its artistic direction. In the last few years, Schallfeld has been able to establish itself on international stages through exciting programming with a focus on young composers, innovative concert-stagings as well as through the quality of its collective improvisations and innovative use of live-electronics. 
Schallfeld sees its mission in bringing music of international young composers to Austria and acting as an ambassador for new music production abroad. Besides its own concert cycle in Graz, Schallfeld is regularly guest in festivals in Austria and abroad, such as Wien Modern, Impuls Graz, Klangspuren Schwaz, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Afekt (Estonia), Poznan Musical Spring (Poland), EMA (Spain), Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival (South Korea). In 2016 and 2017 Schallfeld has been selected by the Ministry of Foreign/cultural Affairs as rappresentative of NASOM (New Austrian Sound of Music), a program designed to promote young Austrian artists internationally.
The ensemble is also involved in pedagogical activities and collaborative theater projects for children and adults. Schallfeld is funded by the municipality of Graz, the federal state of Styria, the Austrian federal Government and receives generous support from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and the iem (Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics) Graz. Past projects by Schallfeld have also received grants by the EU (Youth in Action), Music Austria (MICA) and KulturKontakt Austria.