swiss-balkan creative music

Duo Michel Doneda/Jonas Kocher - Tour 2009

2009-07-17T20:36:00.015+02:00

From 16th november to 7th december, the duo Michel Doneda (soprano saxophon) and Jonas Kocher (accordion) will travel across South-East Europe and meet different musicians:

16.11 Zürich: CH Kunstraum Walcheturm + Christian Weber [db], Christian Wolfarth [perc]
17.11 Frisanco, IT: Circolo Operaio + Stefano Giust [dr]
18.11 Ljubljana, SLO: Klub Gromka + Duo TILT [Max MSP/db]
19.11 Zagreb, HR: Medika
21.11 Sarajevo, BiH: Galeria Duplex 10m2
24.11 Belgrade, RS: Cultural Center REX + Duo Blank Disc [electronics/guitar]
27.11 Sofia, BG: Red House
29.11 Skopje, MK: Tochka
01.12 Prishtina, KS: Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art
05.12 Istanbul, TR: Institut français + Korhan Erel [electronics]

ERN SWISS-TOUR - February 2009

2009-01-22T00:32:00.006+01:00

swiss-balkan creative music #4

14.02 21h00 Lausanne Festival Rue du Nord
17.02 20h30 Zürich Moods
18.02 20h30 Sion Théâtre Interface
19.02 21h00 Biel/Bienne St-Gervais
20.02 20h00 Basel Gare du Nord
21.02 20h00 Luzern Théâtre La Fourmi

ERN
Anne Gillot, Paetzold flute, recorders / Laurent Bruttin, bass clarinet / Benoît Moreau, clarinet / Miran Zrimsek, cello / Dragos Tara, double bass / Jonas Kocher, accordion / John Menoud, guitar, laptop, objects / Svetlana Marash, piano / Lukatoyboy, toys, live sampling, electronics / Robert Roza, no-input electronics

Thanks for the support: Canton de Berne, Migros Aare, SüdKulturFonds, SIS

ENSEMBLE RUE DU NORD

2009-01-04T13:02:00.002+01:00

ENSEMBLE RUE DU NORD
Potential orchestra

Rue du Nord Ensemble is a pool of musicians, an ensemble with various combinations, which adapts to projects of improvised music and composition.

In 2005, as an 18 musicians orchestra, ERN has commissioned a composition to Urs Leimgruber, which was premiered at the 2006 Rue du Nord festival.

During the Swiss-Balkan Creative Music Project ERN used different combinations of trios, quartets and a sextet at the end, to give workshops and concerts in the Balkans between 2007 and 2008 in Sarajevo, Mostar, Belgrade, Pristina, Skopje, Stip et Sofia. ERN met local musicians who took part to the ensemble for improvised music concerts.
This project is followed by a Swiss tour in February 2009 that includes musicians from Belgrade and Sarajevo.

Among its different projects, RNE collaborates with the GUSTAV association directed by Swedish dancer Emma Ribbing as well as the Compagnie CH.AU.

Regular members:
Laurent Bruttin (clarinets)
Ariel Garcia (guitar)
Anne Gillot (recorders)
Jonas Kocher (accordion, objects)
John Menoud (guitar, electronics)
Benoît Moreau (piano, clarinet)
Luc Müller (drums)
Raphaël Raccuia (electronics, objects)
Dragos Tara (double bass, electronics)

4 CONCERTS IN SERBIA - December 2008

2008-12-21T15:34:00.008+01:00

12.12 CK13 - Novi Sad
13.12 Klupce - Zrenjanin
14.12 Elektrika - Pancevo
15.12 REX - Belgrade

Lukatoyboy, electronics
Jonas Kocher, electronics
Robert Roza, no-inputs electronics (Blank Disc)
Srdjan Muc, guitar (Blank Disc)

ERN SWISS-TOUR - February 2009

2008-11-14T10:48:00.004+01:00

Ensemble Rue du Nord will give 6 concerts in Switzerland on february 2009

14.02 ARN Festival Lausanne
17.02 MOODS Zürich
18.02 THEATRE INTERFACE Sion
19.02 ST-GERVAIS Biel/Bienne
20.02 GARE DU NORD Basel
21.02 THEATRE LA FOURMI Luzern

More Details later.

Anne Gillot - Paetzold flute, recorders
Laurent Bruttin - bass clarinet
Benoît Moreau - clarinet
Miran Zrimsek - cello
Dragos Tara doublebass
Jonas Kocher - accordion, objects
John Menoud guitar - laptop, objects
Svetlana Marash piano - Lukatoyboy toys, live sampling, electronics
Robert Rozsa - no-input electronics

EVANS-BRUTTIN-LUKATOYBOY-KOCHER - Swiss Tour 2008

2008-11-14T09:19:00.004+01:00

28.08. Cave 12 - Geneva
29.08. Kunstraum Walcheturm - Zürich
30.09. Les Caves à Charles - Sion w/Richard Jean, guit, electronics
31.09. Reitschule - Bern w/Paed Conca, e-bass

Peter Evans, trumpet
Laurent Bruttin, clarinets
Jonas Kocher, accordion, objects
Lukatoyboy, electronics

SBCM #3 ON NETLABEL OTOMPOTOM

2008-11-13T10:41:00.000+01:00

Live extracts from the Balkan Tour 2008 released on otompotom, internetlabel dedicated to improvised music involving balkan musicians.
Free download!

SWISS-BALKAN CREATIVE MUSIC #1 #2 #3

2008-11-12T14:58:00.028+01:00

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
&
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

TOCHKA - SKOPJE (MK)

2008-11-10T09:01:00.001+01:00

15.02.2008 - Concert at Bookshop Tochka in Skopje
Laurent Bruttin - clarinets
Every Kid on Speed - laptop
Jonas Kocher - electronics
Lukatoyboy - electronics