ISCM-Musicarama 2015: 31 May – 3 June 2015

ISCM-Musicarama 2015: 31 May - 3 June 2015

Contemporary music’s annual International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days Festival will be held in Hong Kong this year from 31 May to 3 June 2015 and features four concerts and a one-day Composers’ Forum to share the composers’ musical ideas with local audiences.

Presented by the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild, the ISCM-Musicarama 2015’s four concert programmes showcase the world’s contemporary composers and feature 28 compositions including five pieces written by local composers.

The first concert will feature Global Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Mak Ka-lok. In 2011, Maestro Mak returned to Hong Kong with an aim to build an orchestra of the best local musicians, hence the Global Symphony Orchestra. His vision is to nurture and support local young talented musicians with a mission of popularizing classical music in Hong Kong. The programme includes The Green Vision by Indra Riše (Latvia), two works by Belgium composers, Lettre Soufie: L(àm) by Jean-Luc Fafchamps and Monolithe by Jean-Marie Rens, Critical Mass by Tomasz Skweres (Austria), Nachtsicht II by Peter Gahn (Germany) and Dai Pai Dong by local composer Cheung Pui-shan.

The second concert will be performed by the Taipei Chamber Singers (TCS), a vocal ensemble dedicated to modern choral music. Founded in 1992, TCS has become one of the top vocal groups in Asia performing at several music festivals. Chen Yun-hung will conduct the concert. The concert programme on June 2 will feature nine works, including Two Years Later by Alex Taylor (New Zealand), Sujechon by Lee Il-joo (Korea), Strange was the World by Victor Chan (Hong Kong), The Somnambulistic Girl by Pan Hwang-long (Taiwan), two works by Swedish composers We Know Not Where The Dragons Fly by Mattias Sköld and Urworte. Orphisch by Anders Nilsson; Für Viele by Kurt Bikkembergs (Belgium) and two pieces by composers from Latvia Sonnet Nr. 28 by Oskars Herlins and Light Seeking Light by Gundega Šmite.

The Festival includes a concert of mixed ensemble music for Chinese and Western instruments,with the aim of presenting contemporary music that goes beyond the cultural boundary. Performed by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) Ensemble and the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, this third concert will be conducted by the Resident Conductor of HKCO, Chew Hee-chiat and feature six works by composers worldwide. Programme: Four Gentlemen by local composer Lam Lan-chee, Zusammenflusses by Lee Chihchun Chi-sun (Taiwan), Wu by Klaus Hinrich Stahmer (Germany), two works by Austrian composers Seized by Wolfgang Liebhart and NUR ICH by Wang Ying, and In the Year of the Dragon by Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg).

The last concert will be performed by Japan’s Ensemble Kochi conducted by veteran composer and conductor Isao Matshushita. Works to be presented at this concert include O poveste by Alin Gherman (Belgium), Dry Tears by Yau May-kay (Hong Kong), Reverberation by Stephen Yip (Hong Kong/USA), Gealach Chríoch Lochlann by Ryan Molloy, Intim by Santa Bušs (Latvia), Persephone by Chris Adams (New Zealand) and Summer Echoes from the Valley by Janet Chen Jie-ru (Taiwan).

Admission to the Composers’ Forum on June 1 at the Central Library Lecture Hall is free of charge on a first-come-first-served basis. Audience will hear the visiting overseas composers introducing their compositions one by one in paper presentation format. Tickets for the rest of the concerts range from $100 to $180 and are available at URTBIX outlets. The four concerts take place on May 31 at City Hall Concert Hall, and June 1 to 3 at City Hall Theatre. Tickets from URBTIX.

Source: Hong Kong Composers’ Guild : bc magazine

ISCM-Musicarama 2015 – Ensemble Kochi

Ensemble Kochi
Conductor: Isao Matshushita
Programme:
O poveste by Alin Gherman
Dry Tears by Yau May-kay
Reverberation by Stephen Yip
Gealach Chríoch Lochlann by Ryan Molloy
Intim by Santa Bušs
Persephone by Chris Adams
Summer Echoes from the Valley by Janet Chen Jie-ru

ISCM Musicarama 2015: Ensemble Kochi
Date: 8pm, 3 June, 2015
Venue: HK City Hall, Theatre
Tickets: $150, $100 from URBTIX

ISCM-Musicarama 2015 – HKCO Ensemble and HK New Music Ensemble

HKCO Ensemble & HK New Music Ensemble
Conductor: Chew Hee-chiat
Programme:
Four Gentlemen – Lam Lan-chee,
Zusammenflusses – Lee Chihchun Chi-sun,
Wu – Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
Seized – Wolfgang Liebhart
NUR ICH – Wang Ying
In the Year of the Dragon – Marcel Wengler

ISCM Musicarama 2015: HKCO Ensemble & HK New Music Ensemble
Date: 8pm, 2 June, 2015
Venue: HK City Hall, Theatre
Tickets: $150, $100 from URBTIX

ISCM Musicarama 2015: Taipei Chamber Singers

Taipei Chamber Singers (Taiwan)
Conductor: Chen Yun-hung
Programme:
Alex Taylor: Two Years Later
Lee Il-joo: Sujechon
Victor Chan: Strange was the World
Pan Hwang-long: The Somnambulistic Girl
Mattias Sköld: We Know Not Where The Dragons Fly
Anders Nilsson: Urworte. Orphisch
Kurt Bikkembergs: Für Viele
Oskars Herlins: Sonnet Nr. 28
Gundega Šmite: Light Seeking Light

ISCM Musicarama 2015: Taipei Chamber Singers
Date: 8pm, 1 June, 2015
Venue: HK City Hall, Theatre
Tickets: $150, $100 from URBTIX

ISCM Musicarama 2015: Global Symphony Orchestra @ HK City Hall, Concert Hall

Global Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mak Ka-lok
Programme:
Indra Riše: The Green Vision
Jean-Luc Fafchamps: Lettre Soufie: L(àm)
Jean-Marie Rens: Monolithe
Tomasz Skweres: Critical Mass
Peter Gahn: Nachtsicht II
Cheung Pui-shan: Dai Pai Dong

ISCM Musicarama 2015: Global Symphony Orchestra
Date: 8pm, 31 May, 2015
Venue: HK City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets: $180, $150, $120 from URBTIX