Program:
Scott Miller “Raba” for violin, cello, percussion and fixed media electronics (2015)
Kristjan Kõrver “Ludus Triplex V” fro piccolo, cello and celesta/piano (2015)
Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes “Love Song” for flute, violina and insruments ad libitum (2010/2015)
Helena Tulve “Rimlands” for clarinet, cello and piano. 3rd movement: “Pathless land” (2012)
Heather Stebbins “And Drift” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and 4-channel electronic playback (2015)
“Raba” [raba] means “bog” in Estonian. Ensemble U:, the most renowned
Estonian contemporary music ensemble, will present a choice of the very best
Estonian chamber music of recent years – some of it written by American
composers. Scott Miller and Heather Stebbins
have stayed in Estonia on Fulbright Scolarship and the influence of Estonian
nature, Nordic light is clearly present in their pieces performed in the
program. Tulve, Kozlova-Johannes and Kõrver are internationally known
outstanding composers of Estonian younger generation.
Ensemble U: is currently the most active and renowned contemporary music ensemble in Estonia. It has gained recognition for its ability to perform even the most demanding works without conductor, openness for bold experimental ideas and sensitivity for sound. Next to Estonia U: has performed in important international festivals like Time of Music (Viitasaari, Finland), GAIDA (Vilnius, Lithuania), Sounds New (Canterbury, UK), Nordic Music Days (Helsinki, Finland), Nuova Consonanza (Rome, Italy), Third Practice (Richmond, USA) in Biennale di Musica Venezia (Italy). (more…)
