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.
Previous Events
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.
New music on the Dom Tower – Malgosia Fiebig
church bells, carillon concert, Domtoren
Malgosia Fiebig plays new music on the church bells of the monumental Domtoren of Utrecht.
Lecture: Moritz Eggert
The listener as codebreaker
German composer and pianist Moritz Eggert will give a lecture on tactics that composers can use to make their works understandable for the untrained listener,
Escape – Saskia Lankhoorn
piano solo, relaxing, escapism
Pianist Saskia Lankhoorn helps you escape the everyday hustle and bustle with works by Strahovnik, Languillat, Heera en De Marez Oyens.
Composer’s Kitchen – Bozzini Quartet
contemporary laboratory, string quartets, young composers
The Canadian Bozzini string quartet presents the results of their annual residency programme Composer’s Kitchen: a combination of a workshop, laboratory, playground and masterclass for young composers.
Akasha – Rosa Ensemble
Hypnotizing, spatial concert, challenging music
Akasha is a production in which music, stories and memories merge to create an enchanting performance.
Transcendent or immanent – Ensemble Variances
meditative concert, contemplative journey, metaphysics
Ensemble Variances plays works by composers who have found inspiration in nature, the cosmos, ancient Indian practices and religious images.
Me, Peer Gynt – Maya Fridman & Tomoko Mukaiyama
cello & piano, cross disciplinary performance, new dimension
Cellist Maya Fridman is a young music pioneer who’s bursting with ambition. She dares to pull out all the stops with her arrangement of Schnittke’s Peer Gynt.
Dream Work – Nikel Ensemble
ensemble in residence, film music, film with live music
Four special compositions for the splendid, surrealistic black and white collage films of the Austrian avant-garde filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky.
Meet the Artists – Marte Boneschansker & Aurélie Lierman
Marte Boneschansker and Aurélie Lierman, both makers of a performative installation at the expo Senses Working Overtime, tell all about their residencies and collaborations.
Vulnus – Fors Seulement
vulnerability, recorders, voices
The three young artists premiere Vulnus, an intimate and fragile performance, an unpretentious and honest quest for a deeper connection.
Rattling Rhythms #2 – Slagwerk Den Haag / Ensemble Klang
unusual percussion, music pioneers, fascination for sound
Ensemble-in-residence Slagwerk Den Haag plays new music by young composers nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2018.
Presentatie IRCAM Workshop: Spatialisation
Six young composers that took part in the IRCAM Research Workshop on ‘spatialisation’ in electronic music show their results.