Tuesday 23
November
Collaborating with composers from all over the world, the American-born, Amsterdam-based violinist Monica Germino is a pioneer in new techniques. Her defiance of tradition has led her to seek out and encourage the adventurous, the daring and the new. This latest programme showcases the younger generation of composers, with newly commissioned works for violin and sound engineer, by six composers from five countries. In DEVIATION, defined as ‘departure from a standard or norm’, Monica challenges herself, sound engineer Frank van der Weij and the composers to be true deviants, to ignore any supposed limits or boundaries, to transform sound, execute unconventional feats and exploit new technologies for the benefit of new music. ‘Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible’
Frank Zappa ‘Monica Germino’s virtuosity was exhilarating’ Sunday Times
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DEVIATION
Phipps Hall 10pm Julia Wolfe With a blue dress on UK Premiere
Donnacha Dennehy Strung UK Premiere
David Dramm Fuzz Box Logic UK Premiere
Catherine Kontz 4 1/2 Tatami (hcmf// commission) World Premiere
and the Gaudeamus Music Co-produced by Week / Music Center the Netherlands; supported by Performing Arts Fund NL and the Eduard van Beinum Foundation
UK Premiere
Monica Germino violin / electric violin / voice Frank van der Weij sound
© Marco Borgrevve
Tickets £15 (£13 concession; £10 online)
Arnoud Noordegraaf “who would you like to be you?”
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