"The world doesn't exist"

[Markus Gabriel]

"Contemporary art doesn't exist"

JAN VAN EYCK ACADEMIE

CONSERVATORIUM MAASTRICHT

CONTEMP+ FESTIVAL
29th May 2015

17:00

16:00

Jazzical Vol.2

Intern circumvolutions
Between me and myself" A. Franck
Transforms A. Gutirrez

Classical Guitar Recital

William Lepp
Quatre Pieces brves Fr. Martin

21:00

21:45

22:15

Federico Spina
Due canzoni Lidie N. d'Angelo

Merce Font
Canticum L.Brower
Hommage Trrega J.Turina
Three Forest Paintings K.Vassiliev

JvE Auditorium

Recital Scriabin 5th Piano Sonata - Maurice von Schoonhoven

(Introduction by P.E. Moore)

20:20

JvE Auditorium

JvE Auditorium

M.C. - Willem
Hijstekzaal

JvE Garden

Hopper Ensemble
Skya Ch. Bertrand
Marie Fr. Couvreur
Quatre tableaux. Aux couleurs entrelaces M. Cominotto
Sonata in one movement for Harp and Piano C. Salzedo

18:30

M.C. - Willem
Hijstekzaal

M.C. - Willem
Hijstekzaal

Barbecue

MCCME
E und A Fr. Jaecker
Madinat Alzahara A. Gutirrez
Estar muerto y ser A. Gutirrez

17:40

19:30

Chaves Ensemble
Estudo NI : Os Quatro Elementos Fr. Chaves
Ode III : Aguardo, equnime Ch. Bochmann
Musica Ricercata NIV G. Ligeti/Fr. Chaves

M.C. - Willem
Hijstekzaal

JvE
JvE

Jan van Eyck

(JvE)

Maastricht Conservatorium(M.C.)

17:00

Concerts

16:00

Installations
Wingle Mendoza
16:30 Stefan Peters

Opening

FESTIVAL:

Like the title suggests, a programmatic piece inspired by the nature.

Three Forest Paintings K.Vassiliev

A Spanish piece with two movements: "Garrotn" and "Soleares".

Hommage Trrega J.Turina

A quite violent piece that explores the possibilities of the guitar.

Canticum L.Brower

A very quiet and mysterious piece that explores the resonances of

the guitar. First movement is calm and the second is very agitated.

Federico Spina 

Due canzoni Lidie N. d'Angelo

Merce Font 

Four pieces with different characters, that go from quiet and

introspective, to loud and aggressive.

Classical Guitar recital - Jan Van Eyck (Auditorium)

William Lepp

Quatre Pieces brves Fr. Martin

propose more that they impose.

imagination, allowed to be taken by the musical colors which suggest, call,

generally present in painting, Every listener can give so free rein to his

These paintings translate into music impressions and atmospheres more

Quatre tableaux. Aux couleurs entrelaces M.Cominotto

without decreasing.

clarinet, violin, and cello have to finish together, as clearly as possible and

one by attack techniques, and obviously, the end of the piece where flute, bass-

the part where one of the instrumentalists enriches the interventions of another

individually. Certain places of the score contradict this rule: cadence endings,

playing techniques and the timbre-color changes concern each musician

instrumentalist to play individually with a common tempo; the shades, the

The basic principle of Skya ( shadows in greek) is to propose to each

Skya Ch. Bertrand

The clemency of the feelings has the crocodrile skin. Because of the children
who cry to anyone. Speechless like a murder under the water. Loud like the
diamonds in the mouth of every lover.

Transforms A. Gutirrez

"Between Me and Myself is the second in a series of works which are designed
both as pieces for solo performer with video/electronics and as multimedia
chamber music. The player will be confronted by several versions of himself
and theyre trying their very own interpretation of the piece. Whether played
together with others or alone, the music will find its way through, unifying or
splitting the group.

Intern Circumvolutions - Jan Van Eyck (Auditorium)

Between Me and Myself A. Frank

The idea behind this piece is to work and develop motivic material, in a manner similar to
tradicional (classical) forms. The harmonies are approached in a more free way, often
using chords borrowed from Jazz.

"Major Sharp Andreas Janssen

.
Two separately introduced and developed melodies fit together in the end.

"A Match Made" Joep van Leeuwen

Sometimes, love can be...

Poema para 2 (dos) Eliana Cruz

In "second xy" the supporting layers have the main role to show how I can combine
them together. This function of supporting of the layers at the end can perceive as a
main subject in this composition.

Second xy Aram Kamali

This song talks about the feeling of being surrounded by problems (gray clouds) but still
having hope that we find a solution and the sun will come out.

Diaz Grises Vanesa Diaz Gil

Jazzical Vol 2. - Maastricht Conservatorium (Willem Hijstekzaal)

Conductor
Clarinet
Clarinet
Bass-Clarinet
Soprano
Soprano
Soprano
Piano
Percussion
Guitar
Violin
Violin
Violin
Composition/Organisation

Conductor
Flutes, Piccolo
Clarinets
Piano
Guitars
Violin
Viola
Cello

Conductor
Flutes
Clarinet
Piano
Percussion
Violin
Cello
Harp

Beate MATVEJEVA
Anais PASANAU MIRO
Monica ROCA
Agata POSNIK
Helena OBRINO

Jazzical Vol. 2
Flute
Clarinet
Violin
Cello
Piano

Maurice von Schoonhoven Piano

Pdraic E. Moore
Design

RECITAL OF SCRIABIN 5TH PIANO SONATA

Guillaume AUVRAY
Sofia GANTOIS
Rudy MATHEY
France COLLIGNON
Franois COUVREUR
Roxanne LEURIDAN
Nathalie ANGLIQUE
Bruno BRAGATO

HOPPER ENSEMBLE

Guillaume AUVRAY
Maarten REUMKENS
Jeroen VRANCKEN
Kasper SCHONEWILLE
Kyohei SUGIHARA
Magdalena BARSZCZ
Agatha PONIK
Oxana THIJSSEN

MAASTRICHT CONSERVATORY CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Guillaume AUVRAY
Anais PASANAU MIR
Madeleine STEVENS
Jeroen VRANCKEN
Sandrine MAIRESSE
Laura VERLINDEN
Judith SEPULCHRE
Kasper SCHONEWILLE
Kyohei SUGIHARA
William LEPP
David WONG
Magdalena BARSZCZ
Eleonora URBELYT
Francisco CHAVES

CHAVES ENSEMBLE

Artists/musicians


Stefan Peters - Jan van Eyck 

Matsuo Basho (1644 1694)

The sound is a fragment of space and time, moreover, it is carved

in our memory and there is when music starts to live in our spirit.
"Autumn darkness
descends
on this road I travel
alone"

Wingle Mendoza - Jan van Eyck 

Estudio NI : Os Quatro Elementos Fr. Chaves

("Carpe Diem") avoiding suffering and emotional attachments.

life in the simplest things

("Wise is the one who does not seek") and searching the pleasures of

writing style is characterized by Epicurist values: the aceptance of fate

called "heteronyms". Ricardo Reis is one of this heteronyms. His

most known for having developed multiple personalities in that he

Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), is a very important portuguese poet

This piece is a setting of a poem by Ricardo Reis. Ricardo Reis allias

Ode III : Aguardo, equnime Ch. Bochmann

the correct music for the text, in the most faithful way possible.

In this piece, it is the composer who is present with this "problem" of finding

In a classical "study" the perfomer is presented with some technical problem.

to "transcribe" as faithfully as possible in music the meaning of those words.

of the piece is "Study N1 - On the meaning of words" because my goal was

Air / gua Water / Fogo Fire / Terra Earth). The complete title

This piece is a very straightforward representation of the four elements (Ar

Chaves Ensemble - Maastricht Conservatorium (Willem Hijstekzaal)

x

In Stefan Peters' recent video work "Rehearsal" a lost history of painting is discovered. Like
descending a deep dark ocean, the remains of painting practices become visible again. In a
dark undefined space a bright spotlight illuminates a cluster of brushstrokes in
various colours and forms. They were meant to practice certain painting expressions. This is
in order to refine the ultimate brushstroke for the canvas. Accompanied with the tuning
sounds of an orchestra, the video becomes filmic and dramatic. Referring to the paintings of
Edgar Degas, fleeting moments of rehearsal and practice are captured, showing the
imperfect and also fragile character of painting.

INSTALLATIONS

PROGRAM NOTES

x

Poem:

Ricardo Reis

Trans.: Fr. Chaves

Face to Face. Again the same resolution to die for every suicide.
The same lullaby. Its just a war song in slow motion in front of my
head.

Estar muerto y ser A. Gutirrez

of everything. Our back is the wall where every gun is in order.

Cities have a strange secret hidden in the silence. Only the night is
waiting for it. Away from me, you and art. Our hands are the language

Madinat Alzahara A. Gutirrez

made by the other instruments.

which will become ascending when it will find itself in sync with the continuum

partial shape: it initiates from the beginning an attitude generally descending

follow this polar plan, structures at the global level the play by giving her its bi-

appearance of an intrusive microtonal context. The cello, which does not

and exposed in a suite of artificial echoes ceaselessly disrupted by the

The piece is a kind of continuum which articulates in polar marks predefined

Hopper Ensemble - Maastricht Conservatorium (Willem Hijstekzaal)

Marie Fr. Couvreur

A transition from silence to sound, again fading and retreating into

silence, like Emilia and Anton, only barely touching the earth.

shades, revealing a universe of colors and sounds in one note.

stability, becoming unclear, vanishing... filled with silence, subtle

Unstable sounds start to gain lucidness and fortitude, then loosing

becomes transparent, barely audible.

Is a composition of transition: delicate noise turns into sound, sound

MCCME - Maastricht Conservatorium (Willem Hijstekzaal)

E und A Fr. Jaecker

has no shore.

In the end all will be silence, except Where the sea

(the future of) everything.

I await, equanimous, what I do not know My future and

banhar nada.

No fim tudo ser silncio, salvo Onde o mar

de tudo.

Aguardo, equnime, o que no conheo Meu futuro e o