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Comfort, critique, experimentation, and harmony define contemporary composing. Agata Zubel's choral piece, inspired by Gerhard Richter's societal critiques, joins Ulrich Kreppein's work based on Federico García Lorca's poetry. Younghi Pagh-Paan's piece offers solace through biblical texts. The ECLAT Festival also features instrumental debuts by Zeynep Toraman and Arne Gieshoff, performed by the experimental Duo Saviet/Houston.
Man's relationship with nature is complex: a place of longing, a role model, and a victim. Nørgård uses Rilke's texts to find this connection in sound. Mason composes based on swarm intelligence, mirroring fish and birds' survival strategies. Staud's choir remembers death marches witnessed by willows. Pagh-Paan tells of Korea's exploitation and societal upheaval leading to a "loss of soul".