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Music Discovery Project 2020

  • Jahrhunderthalle | Frankfurt, Germany Pfaffenwiese 301 65929 Frankfurt Germany (map)

Samstag, 29. Februar 2020 | 20:00 Uhr


Music Discovery Project 2020: „MaschinenWerk“

Im Spannungsfeld des Festivalthemas HUMAN_MACHINE treffen die sphärischen Klänge des Theremins – eines der ersten elektronischen Musikinstrumente – auf die rhythmischen Kräfte des Rap sowie auf reichhaltige Orchesterfarben. Special Guest des Musikevents sind die deutsche Rap-Legende Samy Deluxe sowie die Theremin-Virtuosin Carolina Eyck, die dem 1920 entwickelten Vorläufer des Synthesizers ohne direkte Berührung geisterhafte Klangpatterns entlockt. Gemeinsam mit dem hr-Sinfonieorchester unter der Leitung von Steven Sloane garantieren sie ein packendes »MaschinenWerk« voll grooviger Energie, Vokal-Akrobatik und satten Beats.

Encounters between different musical worlds are the hallmark of the Music Discovery Project. Here, the focus is on unusual contrasts and mixtures of classical and pop, orchestra and electronics always. This edition is a première: For the first time the cross-border music project of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony is being combined with an interesting festival, the Biennale for current Music »cresc…«, organised jointly by Frankfurt Radio Symphony and the Ensemble Modern. In keeping with the festival theme HUMAN_MACHINE, the Music Discovery Project juxtaposes the spherical sounds of the Theremin – one of the earliest electronical musical instruments – with the rhythmic forces of rap and rich orchestral colours. Featured guests include the German rap legend Samy Deluxe and the Theremin virtuoso Carolina Eyck, who coaxes ghostlike sound patterns from this precursor of the synthesizer, which was developed in 1920 and does not require direct touch, and. Together with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, they guarantee a gripping »machine work« full of groovy energy, vocal acrobatics and pulsing beats.

Earlier Event: February 28
Music Discovery Project 2020