Black MIDI – Stargaze & Ceremony Gaudeamus Award 2018
closing concert, glitches, Smile
Stargaze plays ‘Black MIDI’, the newest work by Nicole Lizée. The concert concludes with the presentation of the renowned Gaudeamus Award.
Previous Events
Koerikoeloem – Miranda Driessen
open air, windharps, multiple voices
Music theatre production created by Miranda Driessen, based on the prose poem of the same name by Tjitske Jansen. A multidisciplinary work for eight solo voices, sho (a Japanese wind instrument), a recorder trio and an acoustic installation consisting of eight wind harps.
Ambition – Ensemble Klang
ambient music, circles, metal plates
Ambition is the ambitious ambient music project created by the American composer and 2017 Gaudeamus Award nominee Ethan Braun.
Hidden Agreements, the universe of Sedje Hémon – Ensemble Modelo62
virtual reality, digital decay, painting compositions
Ensemble Modelo62, based in The Hague, performs a new programme based around the recently rediscovered, special, multi-disciplinary work of the Dutch Jewish composer and visual artist Sedje Hémon (1923-2011).
Fabulous Violin – Diamanda Dramm
solo violin, new notes, rising star
Fenomenal violinist Diamanda Dramm shows a tremendous energy when making music. Together with the Grachtenfestival, Gaudeamus called for young composers to write new notes for her.
The Collectors – Simons | Napolov
percussion and piano, new repertoire, Moritz Eggert
Duo Simons | Napolov are passionate advocates of new repertoire for percussion instruments and piano. Their programme The Collectors is a compilation of works especially written for them.
Standards Project – Gareth Davis
jazz redesigned, bass clarinet, world premieres
Bass clarinetist Gareth Davis, active in everything from hardcore contemporary to noise, electronics or opera, harks back to his fascination with jazz.
Around the World – Keuris Quartet
saxophone quartet, faraway countries, open call
What does a tirade from Ukraine sound like, or a tranquil Swedish landscape, or a rhythm section from the US, or a tropical storm in Taiwan?
Koerikoeloem – Miranda Driessen
open air, windharps, multiple voices
Music theatre production created by Miranda Driessen, based on the prose poem of the same name by Tjitske Jansen. A multidisciplinary work for eight solo voices, sho (a Japanese wind instrument), a recorder trio and an acoustic installation consisting of eight wind harps.
Canti – Maya Fridman
solo, cello, voice, synagogue
Premiere of Canti d’inizio e fine, a technically demanding and thematically profound piece, with references to the Holocaust and the cycle of life and death, written especially for cellist Maya Fridman.
Solo | Shadow | Doppelgänger – Miriam Overlach
solo harp, electronics, video
Versatlise harp player Miriam Overlach brings a programme with an emphasis on live electronics, samples and video.
Oranje Duivels – Kugoni Trio
Flemish-Dutch, commissions, new notes
The Belgian Kugoni Trio consists of a unique line-up of piano, violin and saxophone, and plays mostly music from Belgium.
Present and Past – New European Ensemble
Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2018, Goebajdoelina, musical treasure room, acid house
A wonderful journey from the South-American music genre Milonga via Bach to acid house and John Coltrane.
Gaudeamus Saturday Night
choice stress, festival in a festival, from noise to minimal
An evening devoted to the newest music in all its guises: from wrenching, edgy minimal music to experimental electronics!
Tarantino Études – Oerknal
John Zorn, Kill Bill, bagpipes
The inquisitive and ever-investigative ensemble Oerknal plays ‘Tarantino Études’ by jury member for the Gaudeamus Award Nicole Lizée – music set to movie fragments by Quentin Tarantino – and work by John Zorn and Matthias Krüger.
Gaudeamus @ Molen de Ster
divers, monumental mill, open air
Gaudeamus, in the context of Open Monumentendag, presents an accessible programme (with free admission) in the extraordinary wood mill De Ster, both inside the mill and outdoors.
Paneldiscussie: The Role of the Audience in Contemporary Music
Various experts from European countries will deal with issues such as: what is the role of the audience during concerts? What does that signify for the process of composition? Where can opportunities be found? What are the challenges? And – what does the audience think?
Reading Session – Trash Panda Collective
Led by Igor C Silva
The musicians of Trash Panda Collective and Igor C. Silva work with young composers on their submitted sketches.
While we are Both – Insomnio
Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2018, guitar, nominated work, wonderment
The Utrecht based ensemble Insomnio opens our festival Saturday with, among other works, ‘confluence/divergence’ by Sebastian Hilli.
Senses Working Overtime
Sound art expo
Idiosyncratic collection of performative installations and sensory performances.