Date / Place I
19 March 2021 Gare du Nord, BaselDate / Place II
20 March 2021 Gare du Nord, BaselSeries
PhoenixTitle
VexationettesProgram
Arturas Bumšteinas (*1982) “Vexationettes” for ensemble and tape (2020/21, WP, commission EPhB) – 60'Musicians
- Jürg Henneberger
- conductor
- Christoph Bösch
- alto flute
- Toshiko Sakakibara
- bass clarinet
- Raphael Camenisch
- alto saxophone
- Michael Büttler
- trombone
- Maurizio Grandinetti
- electric guitar
- Consuelo Giulianelli
- harp
- Samuel Wettstein
- synthesizer
- Aleksander Gabryś
- double bass
- João Pacheco
- vibraphone, marimbaphone
- Christof Stürchler
- sound design
Program description
Lithuanian composer Arturas Bumšteinas writes a loose sequence of 40 short compositions for EPhB based on the legendary “Vexations” by Erik Satie, which, according to a cryptically formulated playing instruction, which are to be repeated 840 times. The compositions take Satie’s material as their starting point and virtually “de-compose” the work. The source serves as a “quarry” or “source of inspiration” for miniatures in a wide variety of instrumental combinations.