Sat. 10.09
17:00, Abbazia di Monte Maria
Atlas der Schönen Welten
The Marienberg monastery, a place beyond time which over the centuries has kept its mystical and sacred energy intact, is the inspiration and setting of a unique work that spans both music and literature. In Atlas der schönen Welten Eduard Demetz intertwines contemporary sounds with texts taken from “L’altalena del respiro” by Herta Müller (2009) and from “Registrum” by Goswin von Marienberg (14th century). Inspired by the 5 hours of prayer that mark monastic rhythms - unchanged for over 900 years - the 5 parts of the work intertwine documentary material from the Middle Ages with experiences from the concentration camps of the twentieth century. Demetz's music takes fragments of text and transforms them into abstract and open sound spaces. The project is the result of a collaboration between Eduard Demetz and Literatur Lana and will be premiered at Transart22.
Eduard Demetz, inspired by the five hours of prayer in monastic rhythms, weaves contemporary sounds, transforming fragments of texts by Herta Mueller and Goswin von Marienberg into music.
Composed by
Eduard Demetz
Curated by
Christine Vescoli & Eduard Demetz
With
Kasper de Roo — orchestra director
Windkraft Ensemble
Christoph Kail — narrator
Brigitte Jaufenthaler — narrator
Credits
Windkraft Ensemble
Michael Cede — flauto (anche flauto basso e ottavino)
Roberto Gander — clarinetto in Sib (anche clarinetto basso)
Matjaž Balažic — fisarmonica
Georg Malfertheiner — percussioni
Antonio Aiello — 1° violino
Luca Falasca — 2° violino
Flavio Ghilardi — Viola
Leonardo Sapere — Violoncello
Jakob Augschöll — organo
Michael Pircher — 1° tuba
Martin Eschgfäller — 2° tuba
Wolfgang Rabensteiner — Tuba 3
Andreas Schönthaler — Tuba 4
Selection of texts by Goswin
Walter Garber
Composition realized with the support of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Department for Ladin Culture.
Photos © Festival Transart, Tiberio Sorvillo 2022
Video © Festival Transart, Marina Baldo 2022
