The percussion class of HfMDK Frankfurt creates in the series \u201eListen! Percussion\u201c concerts, which allow you to experience percussion as an interplay of instruments from all over the world, body, space and new media. The 10th concert will present contributions from the students, both solo and in larger ensemble formations, sometimes with additional performances, and with many drums, various sound objects and extremely diverse aesthetic directions. <\/p>\n
PROGRAMME<\/p>\n
Georges Aperghis (1945): “Le Corps \u00e0 corps” (1978)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLe Corps \u00e0 corps\u201d is regarded as one of the landmark works of the contemporary percussion repertoire. Written for a percussionist and a zarb (tombak), it merges voice, rhythm, and movement into a musical performance. The performer is both narrator and protagonist \u2013 in the imaginary duel, the struggle with the instrument and with one\u2019s own breath is reflected. <\/p>\n Performed by: Yi-Ling Cai<\/p>\n Philippe Manoury (1952): “Le Livre des Claviers \u2013 VI. Sixxen” (2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLe Livre des Claviers\u201d was composed for Les Percussions de Strasbourg. At the centre of the sixth movement is the Sixxen, developed by Iannis Xenakis, whose inharmonic sound inspired Philippe Manoury to create a distinctive musical language. Polyrhythms, complex temporal structures, and shimmering timbres shape this work. <\/p>\n Performed by: Jo\u00e3o Fialho, Tingwei Jiang, Jaejun Lee, Jos\u00e9 N\u00f3brega Mendes, Sangmin Oh, Hsiang-En Wang<\/p>\n Benjamin de la Fuente (1969): “Flip”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFlip\u201d is music in a state of constant transformation: brief impulses, abrupt changes of direction, and sudden accumulations meet the energy of rock, improvisation, and contemporary music. The result is an ensemble work of great rhythmic precision and immediate physical presence. <\/p>\n Performed by: Jo\u00e3o Fialho, Patryk Szczechowski, Hsiang-En Wang<\/p>\n Belenish Moreno-Gil (1993) \/ \u00d3scar Escudero (1992): “OST”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOST\u201d combines percussion, electronics, and video in a hybrid form between concert, performance, and media art. Sound and image develop a multilayered narrative together, opening a space between acoustic and visual perception. <\/p>\n Performed by: Tingwei Jiang<\/p>\n Emil Kuyumcuyan (1993): “Pilgrim Trance” (2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n In \u201cPilgrim Trance\u201d, a continuous sonic process unfolds from pulse and repetition. Rhythmic patterns and the interplay of ten percussionists create a multilayered musical texture in which individual voices merge into a shared sound. <\/p>\n Performed by: Lukas Butscher (Stella Vorarlberg Private University of Music, Feldkirch), Yi-Ling Cai, Elisa L\u00e1zaro Hernando (Karlsruhe University of Music), Tingwei Jiang, Thibault Keith (Karlsruhe University of Music), Ching-Yun Lin, Prof. Vanessa Porter (Karlsruhe University of Music), Philipp Roman (Stella Vorarlberg Private University of Music, Feldkirch), Patryk Szczechowski, Hsiang-En Wang, Emil Kuyumcuyan<\/p>\n intermission<\/strong><\/p>\n John Cage (1912\u20131992): “Third Construction” (1941)<\/strong><\/p>\n With \u201cThird Construction\u201d, John Cage created one of the most influential works for percussion ensemble. Unusual instruments, precise rhythmic proportions, and an extraordinary variety of timbres have made the work a milestone of modern percussion literature. <\/p>\n Performed by: Yi-Ling Cai, Sangmin Oh, Patryk Szczechowski, Hsiang-En Wang <\/p>\n Igor C. Silva (1996): “Your Trash” (2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYour Trash\u201d is an ironic reflection on the digital clutter we accumulate on our computers and smartphones. The performer personalizes the work using their own photographs and videos, making each performance a unique portrait of memory, identity, and everyday digital life. <\/p>\n Performed by: Hsiang-En Wang<\/p>\n Thierry de Mey (1956): “Pi\u00e8ce de gestes” (1983)<\/strong><\/p>\n In \u201cPi\u00e8ce de gestes\u201d, the body itself becomes the instrument. Without instruments, movement, precision, and synchronization generate visible rhythms and musical forms \u2013 a work at the intersection of music, choreography, and performance. <\/p>\n Performed by: Jo\u00e3o Fialho, Tingwei Jiang, Jaejun Lee, Miguel Mart\u00ednez Pico, Yi-Ling Cai<\/p>\n Iannis Xenakis (1922\u20132001): “Peaux aus Pl\u00e9\u00efades” (1978)<\/strong><\/p>\n “Peaux”, der dritte Satz aus Pl\u00e9\u00efades, ist ausschlie\u00dflich den Fellinstrumenten gewidmet. Archaische Energie, mathematische Pr\u00e4zision und enorme rhythmische Dichte verbinden sich zu einer der bedeutendsten Kompositionen f\u00fcr Schlagzeugensemble des 20. Jahrhunderts. <\/p>\n Performed by: Yi-Ling Cai, Jo\u00e3o Fialho, Tingwei Jiang, Ching-Yun Lin, Jos\u00e9 N\u00f3brega Mendes, Patryk Szczechowski<\/p>\n Georges Aperghis (1945): “Conversation aus Zig-Bang” (2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n In \u201cConversation\u201d, language, gesture, and rhythm become musical material. Communication is transformed into a precisely choreographed interplay of sound, movement, and reaction \u2013 a characteristic example of Aperghis\u2019s unique music theatre. <\/p>\n Performed by: Lukas Butscher (Stella Vorarlberg Private University of Music, Feldkirch), Yi-Ling Cai, Leonhard Eickermann, Jo\u00e3o Fialho, Elisa L\u00e1zaro Hernando (Karlsruhe University of Music), Tingwei Jiang, Thibault Keith (Karlsruhe University of Music), Emil Kuyumcuyan, Jaejun Lee, Ching-Yun Lin, Jos\u00e9 N\u00f3brega Mendes, Sangmin Oh, Prof. Vanessa Porter (Karlsruhe University of Music), Miguel Mart\u00ednez Pico, Philipp Roman (Stella Vorarlberg Private University of Music, Feldkirch), Patryk Szczechowski, Hsiang-En Wang<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":840,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-841","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-lab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-lab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-lab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-lab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frankfurt-lab.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}