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Musical Utopias

Musical Utopias #5 – Photo impression

Musical Utopias

Musical Utopias #5 | 12-14 Jan 2023

human-like computer voices, computer-like human voices, text-to-speech-to-song, self-optimisation, modesty and monumentality, the destruction of the self, development and transience, the superiority of nature, performer-less performances and also performer-packed performances overflowing with pure sheer abundance

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Ensemble-in-residence at November Music 2021

Musical Utopias

Musical Utopias #4 | Deep Time

This edition of Musical Utopias was cancelled due to the covid lockdown in place in January 2021.

Albums in depth

Oscar Bettison’s Presence of Absence

Associate Makers

Introducing Associate Makers

Associate Artists represents the most significant structural change since our founding. It is a reassessment of what 'ensemble' means as we move towards the middle of the 21st century, and a celebration of what 'ensemble' can be.

Associate Makers

Barbara Ellison on her CyberSongs

Associate Artist Barbara Ellison talks us through her favourite work, CyberSongs, a transhuman song cycle for human-like computer voices

Associate Makers

Oceanic on his duo with Greetje Bijma

Associate Artist Oceanic (Job Oberman) talks us through his favourite work, Swallow a Party, an ongoing project with Greetje Bijma

Associate Makers

Maya Verlaak on Song & Dance

Associate Artist Maya Verlaak talks us through her favourite work, Song & Dance – An excessively elaborate effort to explain or justify

Associate Makers

Pavla Beranová on Paradise Lost

Associate Artist Pavla Beranová talks us through her favourite work, Paradise Lost made with Samir Calixto

Associate Makers

Jan-Bas Bollen on ViiR

Associate Artist Jan-Bas Bollen talks us through his favourite work, ViiR and the HyperTheremin

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Ensemble Klang + Kit Downes – Live Release

On 5 March Rewire festival will release a live recording of Ensemble Klang's set with organist Kit Downes from their 2019 festival.