STILL POINT
Date & Time
Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 20:00The orchestral concert as the silent center of a turbulent world: In Daphne Oram's visionary work “Still Point” from 1948, which was lost until 2016, the sound of an orchestra is processed electronically live for the first time. It is based on the then 23-year-old's experiences as a radio technician under the glass dome of London's Royal Albert Hall during the bombing raids of the Second World War. It is thanks to the young British-Persian composer and turntable artist Shiva... Read full text
Musicians
Konzerthausorchester Berlin | |
Titus Engel | Conductor |
Vocalconsort Berlin | |
Shiva Feshareki | Turntables, Live Spatial Electronics |
Sebastian Heindl | Organ |
David Sheppard | Sound |
Program
„Aetherworld: Josquin, Mirrored.“ (2021, DEA) für Live-Plattenspielermanipulation, immersive Elektronik, Orgel und Chor | Shiva Feshareki |
„Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi“ - Motette für 24-stimmigen Chor | Josquin Desprez |
„Turntable Soundscape“ | Shiva Feshareki |
„Still Point“ für Doppelorchester, behandelte Instrumentalaufnahmen, fünf Mikrophone, Echo und Tonregler (1948/49, realisiert von Shiva Feshareki und James Bulley 2018, DEA) | Daphne Oram |