PROGRAM:

John Cage
»Concert for Piano and Orchestra« [1958]
Luciano Berio
»Folk Songs« [1973]
John Zorn
»For Your Eyes Only« [1989]

PERFORMERS:

Walter Hilgers [Conductor]
Jan Gerdes [Pianist]
Leslie Leon [Singer]
CAGE100-Orchestra

„No purpose. Sounds" introduces a series of works by Cage, in which every piece can be combined with every other piece. The practically limitless possibilities of instrumentation, combinations of different pieces, and even the location oft he instruments are part of the event and the conception. The concerts consist of works from Cage's „The Ten Thousand Things" series, including 26'1.1499 for strings; 27'10.554 for percussion; as well as pieces for speaker, singer, and the large-scale Concert for Piano and Orchestra. Another key element of the project is audience participation: using chances processes, visitors will be able to influence the sounding result oft he concert. Does the violinist play at the same time as the cellist, or after him? Does he play at all? Will the singer participate, and if so, for how long? Which part oft he score will the pianist play? All these questions will be answered right before the concert will the help of the I-Ching oracle and the visitors' hands.

PERFORMERS:

Laura Rajanen (violin)
Ulf-Marcus Behrens (trumpet)
Niklas Seidl (cello)
Jan-Filip Tupa (cello)
Jochen Carls (double bass)
Jan Gerdes (piano)
Gerd Schenker und das Leipziger Schlagzeugensemble (percussion)
Matthias Suter (percussion)
Frauke Aulbert (vocals)
Leslie Leon (vocals)
Erman Jones (speaker)

Several mass performances, based on compositions by John Cage, will mark the official start of the CAGE100 festival. The first concert is called "Musicircus", and involves 100 musicians and lay people. Visitors are welcome to watch or join the musical and artistic proceedings for the duration of the 40-minute performance. Later, we will present a performance of "Les Chants de Maldoror"for 100 speakers; this will be the German premiere of Cage’s work.

Additionally, the pieces "Fontana Mix" and"Telephones and Birds" (and more) will be performed as part of the exhibition "Opening Spaces for Action".

JULY 06, 2012 
»Fontana Mix«

JULY 07, 2012 
»Musicircus«

JULY 07,  2012 
»Les Chants de Maldoror«

AUGUST 25, 2012 
»Das synthetische Mischgewebe«

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 
»Telephones and Birds«

PERFORMERS:

»LES CHANTS DE MALDOROR«

100 musicians and laymen
100 speakers
Ralf Pannowitsch - moderation
Ensemble Klangmatrix
et al.

»DAS SYNTHETISCHE MISCHGEWEBE«

Guido Hübner

Rainer Frey

Klaus-Peter John

»TELEPHONES AND BIRDS«

Cornelia Friederike Müller

Chris Weinheimer
Francis Hunger

»FONTANA MIX«

Frauke Aulbert [Sängerin]
Marcela Giesche [Tänzerin]

Milla Koistinen [Tänzerin]