The aim of the Swiss-Balkan Creative Music Project is to developp new links between swiss and balkan musicians in the field of contemporary improvised music.The working sessions will give the musicians the possibility to explore together new and fresh practices in electro-acoustic improvised music. The music is made of sonic architectures, colours and textures and moves between pure sound and abstract noise complexity.The project is realised in 3 phases : April 2007, November 2007 and spring 2008. For the first and second phase, the Ensemble Rue du Nord is travelling and meeting different local musicians.
The third phase will permit to have several concerts in different cities and mix the balkan musicians in the spirit of the « Company Weeks » by Derek Bailey.
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PHASE #3 - BALKANS TOUR March-April 2008
26th SARAJEVO Collegium Artisticum
28th BELGRADE Rex
30th SOFIA Red House
1st SKOPJE Tochka
3nd PRISHTINA Teatri ODA
Participants
Kaltrina Shala, flute
Vedran Tuce, bassclarinet
Dugagjin Muhaxheri, clarinet
Rosen Zahariev, trompet/percussion
Biliana Voutchkova, violin
Visar Kuqi, violin
Miran Zrimsek, cello
Vladimir Blagojevic, accordion
Svetlana Marash, piano
Liburn Jupolli, piano
Lukatoyboy, electronics/toys
Robert Rosza, electronics
Srdjan Muc, guitar/electronics
Every kid on speed, laptop
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Ensemble Rue du Nord:
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet & bass clarinet
Anne Gillot, recorders
Jonas Kocher, accordion
John Menoud, e-guit., electronics
Dragos Tara, doublebass, electronics
Benoît Moreau, piano, clarinet
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PHASE #2 - BALKAN TOUR November 2007
Ensemble Rue du Nord: Laurent Bruttin, clarinets / Anne Gillot, recorders / Jonas Kocher, accordion / Dragos Tara, doublebass, laptop
5th Mostar, OKC Abrasevic
w/Jack Wright (USA), Andrew Drury (USA), Melika Hadzic
6th Sarajevo, Collegium Artisticum
w/Jack Wright, Andrew Drury, Vedran Tuce, Miran Zrimsek, Luka Ivanovic, a.o.
9th Belgrade, REX
w/Robert Rosza, Luka Ivanovic, Srdjan Muc, Marijan Srdic, Stefan Kovacevic, Nebojsa Vukelic, a.o.
11th Skopje, Theater for Children
w/Toni Kitanovski, Antonio Dimitrov, Dzijan Emin, Ivan Bejkov, Aleksandar Sekvlovski
12th Stip, University
w/Toni Kitanovski, Dzijan Emin, Ivan Bejkov, Aleksandar Sekvlovski
15th Pristina, Music School
w/Visar Kuqi, Kaltrina Shala, Liburn Jupolli, Dugagjin Muhaxheri, a.o.
17th Sofia, Red House
Trio Bruttin-Gillot-Kocher
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PHASE #1 - BALKAN TOUR April 2007
Ensemble Rue du Nord : Benoît Moreau, clarinet, piano / Jonas Kocher, accordion / John Menoud, e.guit, electronics
6th/7th, Skopje, Macedonia : Theater for Children and Youth
w/Toni Kitanovski, Oliver Josifovski, Jordan Kostov, Gazmend Berisha, Vladan Drobicki, Bojan Zungulov, Goran Pangovski, Bojan Ugrinovski
9th/10th, Pristina, Kosovo : ODA Theater
w/Kaltrina Shala, Visar Kuq, Liburn Jupolli, Dugagjin Muhaxheri, clarinet
12th/13th Belgrade, Serbia : Cultural Center REX
w/Szilard Mezei, Ervin Malina, Djordje Mijuskovic, Branislav Radojkovic, Robert Rozsa, Srdjan Muc, Jamal Al Kiswani, Ivan Antic, Relja Bobic, Svetlana Maras
15th, Sarajevo, Bosnia : Cultural center « Sarajevo »
w/Melika Hadzic, Miran Zrimsek, Faruk Jahic, Vanja Rupar, Irena varisic, Stipan ?
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CONCEPT & ORGANIZATION
Jonas Kocher in collaboration with:
Sabina Sabic, Sarajevo.
Bojan Djordjevic & Vladimir Djordjevic, Belgrade
Red House, Sofia
Toni Kitanovski & Antonio Dimitrov, Skopje
Ilir Bajri,Pristhina
Project realised with the support of Pro Helvetia, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Canton of Berne, Swiss Cultural Programme South-East Europe and Ukraine-Pro Helvetia/SDC
