In cooperation with Boulanger Initiative, the ACF DC invites you to the Embassy of Austria for an inspiring evening of music with airborne extended, a female quartet performing contemporary music on flutes, recorders/Paetzold, harp and harpsichord with electronics and objects.
In their program new cosmologies, which explores natural and transnatural phenomena, airborne extended presents milestones of their concert tours and worldwide collaborations with composers from the USA, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovenia, Switzerland and Austria.
Stay after the concert for a wine reception with the artists and Boulanger Initiative community.
PROGRAM
Margareta Ferek-Petric (AT/HR, 1982): fire walk with(out) me
for bass flute, Paetzold recorder, harp, harpsichord, 2017, 8´
Tobias Krebs (CH, 1993): firn
for bass flute, Paetzold recorder, harp, harpsichord, 2023, 14´
inti figgis-vizueta (US, 1993): new cosmologies
for mixed Ensemble, 2020, 6´
Vito Žuraj (SI, 1979): Clymene`s Elusiveness
for harp solo, 2023, 9´
Anna Korsun (UA, 1986): Ierotelestía for 4 singing musicians
for flutes, recorders, harp, harpsichord & voices, 2025, 10-15 ́
Uğurcan Öztekin (TR, 1990): blocs
for flutes and recorders, 2018, 8´
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Elena Gabbrielli | Flutes
Sonja Leipold | Harpsichord
Caroline Mayrhofer | Recorders/Paetzold
Tina Žerdin | Harp
airborne extended was founded in 2013. The ensemble’s unique instrumental combination offers the possibility of creating a wide range of new sounds and colors that has inspired several generations of composers from all over the world. Its constantly growing repertoire counts more than 90 premieres – working with both up-and-coming and established composers.
airborne extended (NASOM 2018/19) has performed at international venues and festivals, such as Wien Modern, Kalv Festivalen Sweden, Vancouver New Music, New Works Calgary, MoM Belfast, Alternative Stage National Opera Athens, Odessa Classics, Baroquestock London and many more. Airborne extended has premiered more than 90 works written specially for the group. Since 2021, airborne extended has its own concert series, PRISM, in Vienna to present the its newest works and composers in Austria. The ensemble’s programming focuses on great diversity in gender, cultural area and style. Besides its concert activities, airborne extended offers regular lectures and workshops for composers and instrumentalists and collaborates with renowned international academic institutions.
ABOUT NASOM
The New Austrian Sound of Music – in short NASOM – is a biannual sponsorship program by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) promoting emerging Austrian and Austria-based musicians performing abroad.
The aim of NASOM is to offer support for international performances of promising young talents with the help of a global network of embassies, cultural forums and consulates over a period of two years. A further objective of NASOM is to draw more attention to the fact that Austrian music – beyond the traditional – is as vibrant, modern and culturally diverse as ever.
Every two years, the young artists accepted for this program are selected in cooperation with the organization mica – music austria and an expert commission. Participants of the sponsorship program are chosen from the genres classical, jazz, global, contemporary and pop/electronic music.
ABOUT BOULANGER INITIATIVE
Boulanger Initiative advocates for women and all gender-marginalized composers. It fosters inclusivity and representation to expand and enrich the collective understanding of what music is, has been, and can be. Boulanger Initiative promotes music composed by women through performance, education, research, consulting, and commissions.
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