Remix Ensemble celebrates 15 years with the world premiere of piece of Emmanuel Nunes – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
 

The Remix Ensemble, contemporary music grouping the House of Music with over 350 concerts and 11 records in the curriculum, celebrates 15 years on Tuesday in Porto, with the world premiere posthumous Un calendrier revolution , Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012).

The concert, to be held in Suggia room, it will also include the world premiere of a new work for ensemble Young Composer in Residence Nuno da Rocha, the second movement of Symphony No. 1 Gustav Mahler and work Concertini , Helmut Lachenmann of the Composer in Residence this year in Porto institution.

“In anniversary concert, under the direction of its principal conductor Peter Rundel, the grouping of contemporary music’s House of Music is pleased to make the world premiere of Un calendrier revolution , Emmanuel Nunes, composer forever associated with the history of the Remix “can be read on the information released by the House of Music.

The show’s program states that” Un calendrier revolution remained an advanced draft “, taking the score for this debut was” prepared by John Raphael, based on the autograph manuscript and technical implementation of information coming from other works by the same creative period of Emmanuel Nunes. “

“In 2012, shortly before his death, Emmanuel Nunes authorized the implementation of the first part of this work – work that until then had not considered entirely satisfactory and that always meant reworking. Composer dissatisfaction on the part derived, not the musical substance but probably some aspects of graphical notation used, which leaves open certain implementing decisions and interpretation. The notation of work done by John Rafael, following, as closely as possible, the particulars of the manuscript, seems to solve most of these problems, finally allowing us to hear this composition, “the program.

From its founding in 2000, the Remix Ensemble has performed in venues as diverse in cities like Lisbon, Monte-Carlo, Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Reggio Emilia, among many others, presenting the world premiere more than 85 pieces.

On 20 October 2000, the Remix Ensemble is making his debut in the auditorium of the University of Aveiro, under the direction of Stefan Asbury, with a program that went from Frank Zappa to Morton Feldman, passing Edgar Varèse and Charles Ives before end with John Adams.