PPS 2023 - Artistic Research Festival
Following five successful editions, Polyphonic Performance Spaces, our annual artistic research festival, enters its sixth edition. This year, we take a more thematic approach and organise most activities around a central individual: the celebrated German composer Helmut Lachenmann (°1935). This vital octogenarian, a figurehead of contemporary classical composition, is our special guest during this research festival, and he and his music are featured in many performances, presentations, and workshops. The research groups of Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel took their cue from Lachenmann, his musical, theoretical, and philosophical work, or, more broadly, contemporary composition to create dedicated days in which they showcase how their field or discipline interacts with all things Lachenmann, both through research and performance.
In collaboration with Brussels Arts Platform.
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Programme of the week
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Monday 20 November |
Who |
Location |
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Helmut Lachenmann @PPS |
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| 09:30 - 12:30 | Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Lachenmanns Ausklang, Music for Piano and Orchestra (1984-1985) | Symphony Orchestra KCB- conductor Bart Bouckaert | Concert Hall |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Workshop Allegro Sostenuto (1986-1988) |
Trio MALATYA (Yassine Posman, clarinet - Jacob Van Durme, cello - Taha Posman, piano) | Small Concert Hall |
| 17:15 - 18:45 | Screening film My Way (2020) | Wiebke Pöpel | Small Concert Hall |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Panel / audience talk | Small Concert Hall |
Time |
Tuesday 21 November |
Who |
Location |
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Helmut Lachenmann @PPS |
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| 09:30 - 12:30 | Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Lachenmanns Ausklang, Music for Piano and Orchestra (1984-1985) |
Symfonieorkest KCB - conductor Bart Bouckaert |
Concert Hall |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Workshop Salut für Caudwell, Music for two guitarists (1977) |
Pierre Bibault & |
Small Concert Hall |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Concert Lachenmann/Beethoven |
Jan Michiels |
Concert Hall |
Women Composers and Performers in 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-Century Music
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ONLINE through Zoom |
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| 19:00 - 19:15 | Opening addresses. By Peter Van Heyghen (Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, BE) & Holly Roberts (University of Oregon, Eugene, USA), symposium Chairs. |
Peter Van Heyghen & Holly Roberts |
ONLINE |
| 19:15 - 20:00 | Women Musicians and Convent Culture in Italy in the Early Modern Period. By Laurie Stras (Emeritus University of Southampton, UK). |
Laurie Stras | ONLINE |
| 20:00 - 20:45 | Gendering early 17th-Century Music. By Suzanne G. Cusick (New York University, USA). |
Suzanne G. Cusick | ONLINE |
| 20:45 - 21:30 | Performing Early Music from Italian Convents Today: Some Practical Considerations. By Candace Smith (Cappella Artemisia, Sala Bolognese, IT). |
Candace Smith | ONLINE |
| 21:30 - 22:15 | Antonio Vivaldi and the Women of the Venetian Ospedale della Pietà. By Micky White (Ospedale della Pietà, Venice IT). |
Micky White | ONLINE |
Time |
Wednesday 22 November |
Who |
Location |
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Helmut Lachenmann @PPS |
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| 09:30 - 12:30 | Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Lachenmanns Ausklang, Music for Piano and Orchestra (1984-1985) |
Symfonieorkest KCB - conductor Bart Bouckaert | Concert Hall |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |
Workshop The Piano in My Life |
Helmut Lachenmann |
Small Concert Hall |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Concert Salut fur Caudwell and Allegro Sostenuto |
Maarten Stragier and Pierre Bibault Trio Malatya |
Small Concert Hall |
Music and Technology- Rodrigo Constanzo (also on 23/11) |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 | Lecture Hitting laptops with drumsticks: approaches to performing with drums and electronics | Rodrigo Constanzo | Class 140 |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Workshop Hitting laptops with drumsticks: approaches to performing with drums and electronics. Active participation for students Live Electronics and Music Technology. | Rodrigo Constanzo | Class 140 |
Women Composers and Performers in 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-Century Music
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ONLINE through ZOOM link | ||
| 19:00 - 19:45 |
Antonia Bembo as Early Feminist |
Claire Fontijn | ONLINE |
| 19:45- 20:30 |
Women’s Voices in 17th- and 18th-Century Opera |
Wendy Heller | ONLINE |
| 20:30 - 21:15 |
Assessing the Impact of Maria Antonia of Saxony (1728-1780) as Composer, Librettist, Singer, and Patron of the Arts |
Estelle Joubert | ONLINE |
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21:15- 22:00 |
Round Table | Moderator Holly Roberts | ONLINE |
Time |
Thursday 23 November |
Who |
Location |
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Helmut Lachenmann @PPS |
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| 09:30 - 12:30 | A composer's. talk with composers | Helmut Lachenmann | Small concert hall |
| 18:00 - 19:30 |
Film screening My Way |
Wiebke Pöpel |
Small Concert Hall |
| 20:00- 22:00 |
Dress rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Ausklang, Music for Piano and Orchestra |
Symphonic Orchestra KCB - Bart Bouckaert, conductor - Jan Michiels, soloist piano - Enric Moya Crespín, soloist violin |
Concert Hall |
JAZZ DAYS — vom Geist beherrschte Magie: contemporary jazz composing (also on 27/11) |
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| 10:00 - 12:00 |
Lecture: Experimenting Spectral Jazz: Theoretical models for improvisation and the relationship between practice, theory, and intent in the jazz ensemble (The lecture & workshop Les Petits Pays Colorés— Colours of Messiaen in jazz is postponed to a date to be confirmed due to unforeseen circumstances.) |
Piergiorgio Pirro (The lecture & workshop by Bo van der Werf will be postponed.) |
Class 071 |
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| 10:00- 17:00 |
Masterclass Live Electronics. Active participation for students Live Electronics and Music Technology. |
Rodrigo Constanzo | Class 140 |
Time |
Friday 24 November |
Who |
Location |
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10:00-12:00 |
Lecture: The eroticism of the violin in German literature at the turn of the 20th century |
Vera Viehöfer |
Small concert hall |
| POSTPONED! |
Workshop: The immediate and long-term effects of practicing extended flute techniques on the overall performance quality in standard flute repertoire (NOTE: due to unforeseen circumstances, this session will be postponed to 28 MARCH 2024) |
Ine Vanoeveren | POSTPONED. NEW DATE: 28 MARCH 2024 |
| 20:00 - 22:00 |
Concert Symphonic Orchestra |
Symphonic Orchestra KCB - Bart Bouckaert, conductor - Jan Michiels, soloist piano - Enric Moya Crespín, soloist violin |
Muziekgebouw aan 't Ij (Amsterdam) |
Time |
Sunday 26 November |
Who |
Location |
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11:00-13:00 |
Concert Symphonic Orchestra |
Symphonic Orchestra KCB - Bart Bouckaert, conductor - Jan Michiels, soloist piano - Júlia Pusker, soloist violin |
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Time |
Monday 27 November |
Who |
Location |
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JAZZ DAYS — vom Geist beherrschte Magie: contemporary jazz composing (also on 23/11) |
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| 10:00 - 12:00 |
Lecture and workshop: Spectralism and AI in composition and improvisation |
Frédéric Maurin | Small concert hall |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Lecture: Why do we play that way? Abstraction to formal systems in contemporary jazz practice |
Paul Albenge |
Small concert hall |
| 15:30-16:30 |
New Models and Abstractions for Jazz |
With Frédéric Maurin, Paul Albenge, Piergiorgio Pirro, chaired by Matthias Heyman |
Small concert hall |
MIM – BRASS MUSIC IN BRUSSELS DURING THE FIN DE SIÈCLE AND THE INTERWAR YEARS (Entrance via Villa Hermostraat 1)
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| 10:00-11:00 | Guided tour "The MIM goes Brass" Registration mandatory via Jeroen.Billiet@ehb.be |
Géry Dumoulin |
MIM, foyer Sax first floor |
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11:30- 12:15 & 13:30- 14:15 |
Guided tour: No Reserve—the ‘Hidden’ Collection of the MIM |
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MIM, foyer Snoeck fifth floor |
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12:30-13:30 |
Concert of music by Les Sythétistes |
Brass students of KCB |
Concert hall MIM |
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14:30-15:30 |
Lecture: Belgian Music for Brass Ensemble— From the Fanfare Wagnérienne to the Synthetists |
Luc Vertommen |
Concert hall MIM |
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15:45-16:45 |
Lecture: Meet the Ancestors— Brass Education in Brussels during the Belle Epoque |
Jeroen Billiet |
Concert hall MIM |
Time |
Tuesday 28 November |
Who |
Location |
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Contemporary Performance Practices |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 | Lecture. Color and Sound: Experimentation on the interaction between them | Nuno Cernadas | Class 942 |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Concert: Children and Childhood | Bobby Mitchell | Small Concert Hall |
| 14:00-15:15 | Concert: Old and New Partitas | Marco Mantovani | Small Concert Hall |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Lecture/ Workshop: Tarantella | Luca Isolani | Small Concert Hall |
Locations & Addresses
Concert Hall: Regentschapsstraat 30, 1000 Brussels
Small Concert Hall, Class 942: Kleine Zavel 5, 1000 Brussels
Muziekgebouw aan t'Ij: Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 Amsterdam
Bozar: Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels
MIM: entrance via Villa Hermosastraat 1, 1000 Brussels
