Performer – Special Projects
Visual Concerts
”EKSTASIS” — multimedia concerts with music by Kaija Saariaho and Jean-Baptiste Barrière, with Raphaële Kennedy, soprano; Aliisa Neige Barrière, violin and Camilla Hoitenga, flutes Recording now available on Blu-ray and CD: (and here the video teaser…)
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, design and realisation of the images, electronics and final mixing, electronics realisation | Pierre-Jean Bouyer and François Galard, video processing | Isabelle Barrière, video shooting, editing and color grading | Image Auditive, technical conception and supervision | David Lefeber, engineering, editing, vocal and instrumental sound mixing | Thomas Goepfer, electronics realisation
Sombre. In The shadows of our time.
SOMBRE is an upcoming interdisciplinary work of music theatre that questions cultural archetypes and memories. It was created in collaboration with three living composers (Cécile Marti and Asia Ahmetjanova from Switzerland, and Jean-Baptiste Barrière from France) who enter a dialogue with the chamber music of Kaija Saariaho.
The project is built around six works by Saariaho – including the eponymous Sombre – that explore ambiguous cultural figures and events, prompting original works by Marti, Ahmetjanova, and Barrière that are commissioned for this project that will later continue their lives as standalone pieces.
In the music theatre performance SOMBRE – In the Shadows of our Time, the nine works will be combined into a new staged whole, whose dramaturgy and stage direction are realized by Aleksi Barrière.
More Information: https://www.sombre.ch/
Participants:
- Kaija Saariaho, FIN (Komponistin)
- Cécile Marti, CH (Komponistin)
- Asia Ahmetjanova, CH (Komponistin)
- Aleksi Barrière, FIN/F (Dramaturgie, Regie, Text)
- Jean-Baptiste Barrière, F (Komposition, Sound Design)
- Lea Vaterlaus, CH (Dramaturgie)
- Prof. Gary Berger, Audio und Video Koordination (Tour)
- Aleksander Gabrys, CH, PL (Kontrabass)
- Camilla Hoitenga, D/USA (Flöte)
- Eija Kankaanranta, FIN (Kantele)
- Robert Koller, CH (Bassbariton)
- Fritz Hauser, CH (Perkussion)
Upcoming dates:
5th and 6th December 2026 – Gare du Nord Basel
22nd January 2027 – Stadttheater Biel
23rd and 24th January 2027 – Kulturraum Walcheturm Zürich
26th January 2027 – Stadttheater Solothurn
Watch the trailer here:
Sounds of Time with Norbert Krämer
Repertoire includes works written for them by SHIDA Shôko, Jovanka Trbojevic, KANNO Yoshihiro
„Sounds of Time“ – in Japan zirkular statt linear, fließend ineinander übergehende Phrasen anstelle von logisch aufgebauten Abläufen. Klänge, die über uns hinwegfluten wie Wellen am Strand und uns von einer Welt in eine andere mitnehmen. Klänge auch, die zeitlos sind, auf uralte Rituale anspielen, auf Gesänge beim Sumô-Ringkampf, die in die Gegenwart übersetzt und auf westliche Instrumente übertragen werden, auf Bass-Flöte und Piccolo, auf Trommeln Gongs und Triangel. Individuelle und kombinierte Klänge, inspiriert von Vorstellungen animistischer und spiritueller Überlieferungen, vermittelt durch moderne Technologien (Spektralanalyse von Schwingungen) und bereichert durch vokale Äußerungen, mal meditativ, mal erregt. (H.-D. Reese)
Flute & Piano/Synthesizer
Projects with FLUTE AND PIANO and/or ANALOGUE SYTHESIZER
KARLHEIZ STOCKHAUSEN POLES
In a version for flute and analogue (Serge) synthesizer.
The international project POLES is an hommage to Karlheinz Stockhausen centered around his composition POLES (1969-1970) for two players and multichannel sound diffusion. POLES is a so-called “open score”, music notated with a system invented by Stockhausen which consists of +’s and -’s instead of normal notes and which allows for various instrumentation.Aiming for a historically informed performance Camilla Hoitenga (USA/D) and Taavi Kerikmäe (EST) have made a version for flutes with the rare 1970s Serge modular synthesizer once belonging to composer (and some time copyist for K. Stockhausen) Michael Manion which is combined with current sound diffusion possibilities.
Performers:
Camilla Hoitenga (USA/ GER) flutes (piccolo, C-, alto-, bass-flutes)
Taavi Kerikmäe (EST) SERGE modular synthesizer, piano /inside-piano sounds
Francesco Colasanto (ARG/MEX), Tammo Sumera (EST) sound diffusion
Interview with Katherine Bergman about our project around Stockhausen’s POLES for flutes and Serge synthesizer: Read here
MICHAEL MANION MEMORIAL CONCERT
With music for flute, piano/Serge synthesizer
