Frankfurt Lab

In an unusual formation combining soprano voice, flute, cello, and a Deaf soloist, ensemble in transition creates music performances that are accessible to Deaf and hearing audiences alike. The four artists challenge social boundaries and, through transmedia dialogue, open up new artistic spaces.
Founded in Frankfurt am Main in 2021 by flutist Désirée Hall, the ensemble works at the intersection of contemporary music, performance, and experimental music theatre. Together, the artists explore, play with, and reinterpret aesthetic language and aesthetic movement. Movement follows music — and music, in turn, follows movement.
With its research-based, interdisciplinary, and inclusive approach, the ensemble situates its work between performative practice, social discourse, and the Aesthetics of Access.

Alexander Reiff
“Echo:Reflexion” for Soprano Voice, Flute, cello and Dancing Deaf Soloist

Gerhard Müller-Hornbach
“D.D. 11 Sketches for Voice and Cello” (excerpts), version with sign language

Yukiko Watanabe
“Kut” for Flute with Inner Light and Sign Language Poetry, with Cello and Voice (world premiere)

Accessibility: Two sign language interpreters will be present before the event and during the post-concert talk.

An event presented as part of the 2026 concert series of the Frankfurter Gesellschaft für Neue Musik e.V.