Sunday 28 April
Victoria Rooms, 18:00 — 20:15
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The UK premiere of ‘Atopie' by double bass virtuoso-improviser-composer Sebastian Gramss turns his instrument into an amplifying resonator, before BNM welcomes world-leading new music group Quatuor Bozzini back after ten years. They are joined by British soprano Juliet Fraser (*) for the programme:
Tanya Tagaq, ’Sivunittinni’, 2015
Cassandra Miller, ‘Thanksong’, 2020*
Cassandra Miller, ‘About Bach’, 2015
Naomi Pinnock, ‘I am, I am’, 2019*
Doors: 1745
Start: 1800
End: 2015
Set Times:
Sebastian Gramss 18.00
Quatuor Bozzini with Juliet Fraser 19.00
Quatuor Bozzini
Quatuor Bozzini Clemens Merkel (violin), Stéphanie Bozzini (viola), Isabelle Bozzini (cello), Alissa Cheung (violin). Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999. Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene and beyond, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, experimentation, and collaboration, venturing boldly off the beaten track. With a rigorous eye for quality, they have nurtured a rich and diverse repertoire, regardless of trends. More →
Sebastian Gramss
Sebastian Gramss (Cologne, Germany) is a German double bass virtuoso and composer of jazz and contemporary music, with over thirty releases to his name as well as a multitude of bands and ensembles. In 'Atopie', roles are reversed between speaker and bass: instead of the bass triggering a mounted, amplified speaker, a speaker-core is placed inside the cavity of the bass, turning the double bass itself into the amplifying resonator on the wooden stage of the Victoria Rooms. More →
Juliet Fraser
Soprano Juliet Fraser specialises in the gnarly edges of contemporary classical music. She maintains a busy schedule of international performances as a soloist, regularly performing with ensembles such as Musikfabrik, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern and Quatuor Bozzini, and as a duo with pianist Mark Knoop. More →