Cmpositions by Marta Śniady, Andrzej Kopeć, Przemysław Danowski, Sławomir Wojciechowski and Wojciech Błażejczyk will receive their premieres during the concert entitled "New Music – New Technologies" on 3 November 2019 at 5 p.m. at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music.
Two of the works were written as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance: 4 rituals of women's happiness for chamber ensemble, audio playback and video by Marta Śniady, who will perform her composition along with the Hashtag Ensemble, and a new work by Andrzej Kopeć for gestofon, electronics and performer, in which Marta Grzywacz will perform next to the composer.
The concert will also premiere Connexion for performer and virtual reality by Przemysław Danowski, Woyfer / Zajwert for electronics, analog and video synthesizers by Sławomir Wojciechowski and Gestofonia for gestofon by Wojciech Błażejczyk. The programme will be complemented by compositions by Andrzej Karałow and Jerzy Przeździecki – Blueprint # 4 for piano and loopback (2017) and Rafał Zapała – Concentus Apparatus II: IRREVERSIBLE / IRREVERSIBLE for string quartet, electronics and interactive system (2017).
Performers: Przemysław Danowski (performer), Marta Grzywacz (performer), Andrzej Karałow (piano, electronics), Andrzej Kopeć (computer), Sławomir Wojciechowski (electronics), Paweł Krzaczkowski (analog synthesizers), Wojciech Błażejczyk (guitar, objectophones, electronics) , Jerzy Przeździecki (electronics), Marta Śniady (electronics), Maciej Więckowski (actor), Rafał Zapała (electronics), Hashtag Ensemble and Students of the New Music Performance Practice. Sound design: Igor Szymański. Coordination and artistic supervision: PhD Wojciech Błażejczyk. Co-organization of the concert: Sfera Harmonii-Fundacja Inicjatyw Artystycznych.
The concert will be accompanied by two installations in the FCUM foyer: VR by Jan Duszyński and Dream Adoption Society and Dorota Błaszczak's Daily Data Orchestra.
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142393552624371/