Newsletter Ensemble Megaphon September/October2022

"This true silence... is the foundation of all thinking, on which all creative things of value grow. Everything that lives and lasts arises from silence. He who carries this silence within himself can calmly meet the loud demands from outside."
Yehudi Menuhin

Dear friends of our ensemble,

in the second half of September, we are very pleased to be at the Festival Three Days of New Music 2022 to be our guest in Braunschweig with the last part of our triology "Never a Breather III".
On 24.9, we will look at the relationship between artistic work and political stance and interweave texts on human rights and freedom of expression in media music-theatrical miniatures with works by Younghi Pagh-Paan, V. Bystrov, E.Ebrahimi, Grzegorz Krawczak and Jaroslav Graham.

As the final concert of the festival, on Sunday morning, 25.9. we will then take you to the border areas between "Sound and Silence to feel, hear and perceive silence in music together. In compositions and improvisations from classical, modern, noise and melody, we want to venture together with and between you and you through the different facets of silence and thus experience silence as an aesthetic, contemplative, but also as a political place. Due to the war in Ukraine, we as a collective also set a sign of solidarity there with the composition of the Berlin-based composer Valentin Sylvestrov: Bagatelles Op.1-5.

This "inner celebration of silence", this concert experience to sharpen the ears and senses, is something we want to do again on 8.10. in the Arthotek Hanover and we would be very happy if you could find your way to one of these two places!

Beforehand, on 27.9. in the St. Michaeliskirche Hildesheim, we will celebrate in a ceremony with the Culture Award of the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church honoured, which we are delighted about with all our hearts!

"Never a Breather III."

Media concert with music and texts on democracy and totality
As part of the international festival Three Days of New Music Braunschweig
Saturday 24.9. 2022 at 7:00 pm
Dornse Braunschweig, Altstadtmarkt 7, 38100 Braunschweig
Free admission, donations requested

Between sound and silence

As part of the international festival Three Days of New Music Braunschweig
Son Sunday 25.9. 2022 at 11 a.m.
Dornse Braunschweig, Altstadtmarkt 7, 38100 Braunschweig
Free admission, donations requested

Between sound and silence

Saturday 8.10.at 7.30 pm,
Arthotek Hanover
Pay what you can'

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With melodious and silent greetings
Lenka Župková
Artistic direction Ensemble Megaphon.