This is the recording of the world-premiere of my piece "A black heart, the death of a friend and the end of a place (some lessons in falling apart)", which was composed for the US-American Empyrean Ensemble. It was performed on Oct. 13th, in the Recital Hall at the Ann E. Pitzer Center of U.C. Davis, California. The piece is in four movements and features, in each part, some approach to the notion of things falling apart, falling away, and how to deal with it, if possible at all. It employs the live instruments Oboe, Clarinet, Percussion, Violin and Cello, with all instruments except the Percussion also amplified, and four different tapes. They are also in spatialised form, but this is only partially audible on the stereo recording.

Musicians in this performance were
Kyle Bruckmann, Oboe
Peter Josheff, Clarinet
Ben Prima, Percussion
Terry Baune, Violin
Thalia Moore, Cello
Matilda E. Hofmann, Conductor

Stephen Bingen, Sound Engineer

A Black Heart, The Death Of A Friend And The End Of A Place (some lessons in falling apart)

www.hannesdufek.com // hannes_dufek@gmx.net

I am a Vienna-based composer, improviser and musician. Mostly contemporary / new music, with an emphasis on socials space(s) and agencies emerging from artistic practice. Maybe consequently, I am also very interested in making music and sound for theatre and/or theatrical pieces, or other ways of working with music and sound beyond the finite space of concert practice.  

www.hannesdufek.com

Freelance composer, sound artist, improviser and musician * Dad of two (2020, 2023) * Co-founder and long-time chairman of Ensemble Platypus (2006-2019) * Member of makemake produktionen (2011-2017) * As of 2019 holder of a doctoral degree (Dr.artium)* Educator at MDW / Vienna (2023)

Some scores are available at Verlag Neue Musik and via babelscores
http://www.verlag-neue-musik.de 
https://www.babelscores.com/HannesDufek

Other links you might be interested in:
www.platypus.or.at
www.makemake.at

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