modern art ensemble

What does the universe sound like? Sergei Nevsky's “Incidents” deals with sudden events that, when taken separately, can be interpreted in various ways: as sudden vibrations or human actions, as incidents that occur without warning. Rebecca Saunders' “Stirring Stills” for five instrumentalists distributed throughout the concert hall reflects a space in which sounds materialize as if by themselves. With “String IV-M,” Michael Quell explores one of the current theories about the cohesion of the universe. According to string theory, currently the only physical theorem capable of unifying all four elementary forces (electromagnetism, strong and weak nuclear force, and gravity), all particles of matter and all interactions can be traced back to the smallest one-dimensional building blocks, strings, which can best be imagined as tiny vibrating threads. In Allain Gaussin's “L'harmonie des sphères,” on the other hand, the ancient idea of the sound of the planets is taken up. Gaussin took the title from Pythagoras and Kepler. What interested him in their work was not the theoretical aspect of their research, but rather the poetic and metaphorical content of their thoughts, which focus on the kinetics of the celestial bodies revolving around each other and the diverse geometric lines they draw in the universe. The concert concludes with Chaya Czernowin's "Fa