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what would the "new normal" be without our completely normal music?

In 1974 Karlheinz Stockhausen composed twelve melodies. Each melody stands for a sign of the zodiac. The composer explicitly asks musicians to work out the pieces.

A clearer link between the pieces is their interweaving of electronics, acoustic instruments and improvised elements. But come to think of it, the music doesn’t sound uncomfortable at all…

with pieces by George Lewis and Oxana Omelchuk

Ritual music to banish the fear of loss, prophecies for the final days of the human race, and the vital news of the day: "The hottest must-haves for the fall!"

The two works shown – Die Strase (L. Riegler) and GIF Frenzy (C. Ressi) – pursue a fundamentally different approach to combining film and live music.

Continuing the series that began with Elliott Sharp and George Lewis, we are commissioning a composition by the New York pianist Anthony Coleman.

It is only recently that the music of New York composer Julius Eastman (1940–1990) has been rediscovered. His pieces are designated part of the Minimalist movement

Following Zappa’s motto ‘Anything Anytime Anywhere for No Reason at All (AAAFNRAA)’, How is Your Bird? will celebrate itself as art and, in so doing, give us back a piece of our dignity.

Welcome to Planet Globokar, a singular musical laboratory. On this planet, everything is disassembled and reassembled in totally unexpected ways. But why?

A highlight of 2018 was the long-awaited premiere of Passaggio Verso Il Rischio by Vinko Globokar.