Studio Dan

Program:
Julius Eastman – Femenine (1974)
Julius Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979)
Christian F. Schiller – HOHNOR
Giacinto Scelsi – Tre pezzi
Giacinto Scelsi – Quattro pezzi
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nr 228
Daniel Riegler – Zen

Line-up:
Sophia Goidinger-Koch – Violin
Magdalena Zenz – Violin
Julia Purgina – Viola
Maiken Beer – Violoncello
Manu Mayr – Double Bass
Damaris Richerts – Trumpet
Daniel Riegler – Trombone, Musical Direction
Verena Zeiner – Rhodes
Raphael Meinhart – Percussion
Margit Schoberleitner – Percussion
Nina Ortner – Lightning Design

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, but their open-plan organization lends them a highly original sound, only slightly reminiscent of better-known exponents of the school such as Steve Reich. Eastman’s personal history is tragic, full of misfortune and illness. A new generation of ensembles, including Studio Dan, has lately been occupied with his musical resurrection.