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5:00 PM
NATURAL DIVISIONS
Concert | Broken Frames Syndicate @ Goethe Institut Boston
- Price suggested donation: $10
NATURAL DIVISIONS is a concert curated by Broken Frames Syndicate that highlights nature as a compositional concept and attempts to break down divisions, both natural and human-contrived, that bring controversy into our world.
Nature-evoking pieces such as Nelson’s “Deep Field of Violet” and Hallik’s “To Become a Tree” center in on dealing with nature on a visceral level. Contrastingly, Lee’s “A Little Night Music" and Coleman’s “Rubispheres” describe certain specific scenes in nature and society, and de Castro-Robinson’s “Chaos of Delight IV” continues a series of works inspired by New Zealandic birdsongs.
At the center of the program lies Sascha Blondeau’s “Urphänomen” (Primordial Phenomenon), which would imply the beginning of humanity. “Urphänomen’s” unbridled intensity evokes the chaotic origins of our universe. To round out the program, all performers will take part in Oliveros’ “Thirteen Change”, a 13-sentence, improvisatory, text-based composition whose individual phrases evoke specific but profound images, celebrating nature and humanity’s wonderful diversity.
All composers in the program bring a different outlook to reality, coming from lands and cultures from around the world, but they share a similar language. To all, nature is an important part of our lives, and through art and music, perhaps, we can bring a higher awareness towards its appreciation.
Programm
Yongbom Lee (*1987): A Little Night Music for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2017/2021)
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (*1951): A Deep Field of Violet for flute and violin (1981)
Valerie Coleman (*1970): Rubsiphere for wind trio (2015)
Sasha J. Blondeau (*1986): Urphänomen I for violin and cello (2018)
Eve de Castro-Robinson (*1956): Chaos of Delight IV for flute and bassoon (2008)
Elis Hallik (*1986): To Become a Tree for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2016)
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016): Thirteen Changes (1986)
About Broken Frame Syndicate
The Germany-based BROKEN FRAMES SYNDICATE plays contemporary music and brings holistic concert experiences to the stage. They show alternatives to the usual and stand up for the critical examination of socially relevant topics. Their focus is on collaboration with young composers, through which they commit themselves to the diversification of the contemporary classical scene. Founded in 2018, they now play in varying formations and regularly perform in concerts and at festivals in Germany and abroad. Recent invitations include Mixtur Festival in Barcelona, the Harvard Group for New Music residency, and Beethovenfest Bonn. Broken Frames Syndicate has been awarded the Ensemble Prize 2024 of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and was supported by the InSzene program of the German Music Council.
Nature-evoking pieces such as Nelson’s “Deep Field of Violet” and Hallik’s “To Become a Tree” center in on dealing with nature on a visceral level. Contrastingly, Lee’s “A Little Night Music" and Coleman’s “Rubispheres” describe certain specific scenes in nature and society, and de Castro-Robinson’s “Chaos of Delight IV” continues a series of works inspired by New Zealandic birdsongs.
At the center of the program lies Sascha Blondeau’s “Urphänomen” (Primordial Phenomenon), which would imply the beginning of humanity. “Urphänomen’s” unbridled intensity evokes the chaotic origins of our universe. To round out the program, all performers will take part in Oliveros’ “Thirteen Change”, a 13-sentence, improvisatory, text-based composition whose individual phrases evoke specific but profound images, celebrating nature and humanity’s wonderful diversity.
All composers in the program bring a different outlook to reality, coming from lands and cultures from around the world, but they share a similar language. To all, nature is an important part of our lives, and through art and music, perhaps, we can bring a higher awareness towards its appreciation.
Programm
Yongbom Lee (*1987): A Little Night Music for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2017/2021)
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (*1951): A Deep Field of Violet for flute and violin (1981)
Valerie Coleman (*1970): Rubsiphere for wind trio (2015)
Sasha J. Blondeau (*1986): Urphänomen I for violin and cello (2018)
Eve de Castro-Robinson (*1956): Chaos of Delight IV for flute and bassoon (2008)
Elis Hallik (*1986): To Become a Tree for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2016)
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016): Thirteen Changes (1986)
About Broken Frame Syndicate
The Germany-based BROKEN FRAMES SYNDICATE plays contemporary music and brings holistic concert experiences to the stage. They show alternatives to the usual and stand up for the critical examination of socially relevant topics. Their focus is on collaboration with young composers, through which they commit themselves to the diversification of the contemporary classical scene. Founded in 2018, they now play in varying formations and regularly perform in concerts and at festivals in Germany and abroad. Recent invitations include Mixtur Festival in Barcelona, the Harvard Group for New Music residency, and Beethovenfest Bonn. Broken Frames Syndicate has been awarded the Ensemble Prize 2024 of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and was supported by the InSzene program of the German Music Council.