THE FOREST CONCERTS

Program

• Øyvind Torvund: The Forest Concerts. Ein Klang- und Bildexploratorium (2022 EA) - 55'
  Premiere

Cast

• David Horvitz: Interaktive Elemente
• Åshild Kanstad Johnsen: Text, Illustrationen
• Brittany Bland: Videodesign
• Yarn / Wire
• Sae Hashimoto: Percussion
• Russell Greenberg: Percussion
• Laura Barger: Klavier
• Andrea Lodge: Klavier
• Elsa Rauchs: Erzählerin
• Maciej Lewandowski: Stage manager
• Mallory Catlett: Regie
• Logan Ellis: Regie

An extraordinary quartet from New York, a composer and an artist from Norway invite children from the age of 7 (and adults) to a participatory musical performance about the soundscape of the forest. The story is about the joy and the passion of collecting, collating and categorising materials and sounds that people encounter in nature when they pay attention. Accompanied by a narrator and the comic characters "Boss", "Bacall", "Sound T" and "DES", the visitors develop a museum of things and sounds from nature; they draw pictures, make sound recordings and produce sounds and noises themselves.

Kompositionsauftrag und Produktion Philharmonie Luxembourg, Wien Modern, Festival Musica Strasbourg, Ultima Oslo, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, The Momentary
Koproduktion Dschungel Wien