The string ensemble Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop will play with guitarist Lee Ranaldo, of Sonic Youth, for a one-off performance this evening as part of the Holland Festival. At the Muziekgebouw, and entitled ‘Brooklyn to Berlin’, Ranaldo will interweave with the ensemble to perform Charles Avison’s Concerto grosso nr. 3, d-moll (1744), Sebastian Claren’s Licht a capella (2011), Julia Wolfe’s Fuel (2007), and a new composition of his own.
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop are a young ensemble based in Berlin, who have frequently collaborated with artists from other disciplines in an endeavour to experiment with the way in which string ensembles appear on stage. They often play drawing upon aspects of performance art, and utilising props and other visuals. As the name suggests, all members of the ensemble also operate as soloists. Claren, a German composer and musicologist, wrote Licht a capella especially for the Kaleidoskop.
Ranaldo will play guitar and sing in performing the world premiere of his new score, written in the tradition of the concerto grosso – a Baroque form of music which involves the interplay of material between full orchestral groups and smaller groups of soloists. The English composer Charles Avison’s piece will serve to complement and as a counterpoint to Ranaldo’s composition.
The concert will begin at 8.30 pm. It will be preceded from 7.45 pm with an introduction by Jacqueline Oskamp; and there will be the opportunity after the performance to meet the artists. More information is at: http://www.hollandfestival.nl/en/program/2013/brooklyn-to-berlin/
