DESIGNING VOICES (2021)

international festival for

vocal performance art, sound and music

2 – 7 November 2021

concerts, lecture-performances and audio-visual works

Französische Kirche POTSDAM

St. Matthäus-Kirche BERLIN

‘Felleshus’ Nordic Embassies BERLIN

2 Nov., 7 pm — POTSDAM — birds

Ute Wassermann: voice, whistles

Frédéric Blondy: piano, pipe organ

Sten Sandell: pipe organ, piano, voice

Alex Nowitz: voice, live electronics (strophonion)

Start: 7 pm

Französische Kirche Potsdam

Am Bassinplatz

Charlottenstraße 55-58

14467 Potsdam, Germany

3 Nov., 7 pm — POTSDAM — bows

Biliana Voutchkova: violin, voice

Matthias Bauer: double bass, voice

Sten Sandell: pipe organ, piano, voice

Alex Nowitz: voice, live electronics (strophonion)

Start: 7 pm

Französische Kirche Potsdam

Am Bassinplatz

Charlottenstraße 55-58

14467 Potsdam, Germany

4 Nov., 7 pm — BERLIN — pipes

Sabine Vogel: flutes, voice

Sten Sandell: pipe organ, piano, voice

Alex Nowitz: voice, live electronics (strophonion)

Sabine Vogel: Lecture-Performance

Start: 7 pm

St. Matthäus Kirche Berlin

Matthäikirchplatz

10785 Berlin, Germany

5 Nov., 7 pm — BERLIN — mouths

Tone Åse: voice, live electronics

Sten Sandell: pipe organ, piano, voice

Alex Nowitz: voice, live electronics (strophonion)

Franziska Baumann: Lecture-Performance

Start: 7 pm

St. Matthäus Kirche Berlin

Matthäikirchplatz

10785 Berlin, Germany

6 Nov., 7 pm — BERLIN — operadicals

Franziska Baumann: voice, live electronics (sensorglove)

Sten Sandell: pipe organ, piano, voice

Alex Nowitz: voice, live electronics (strophonion)

Tone Åse: Lecture-Performance

Start: 7 pm

St. Matthäus Kirche Berlin

Matthäikirchplatz

10785 Berlin, Germany

7 Nov., 11 am — BERLIN — happening talks

Tone Åse, Franziska Baumann, Sten Sandell, Alex Nowitz

Talk master: Elke Moltrecht

Start: 11 am

Nordische Botschaften Berlin

‘Felleshus’ [Gemeinschaftshaus]

Rauchstr. 1

10787 Berlin, Germany

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PROGRAMME

DESIGNING VOICES presents sound and music performances with a focus on vocal performance art. In 2021 the theme revolves around pipe organ, voice and gesture-controlled live electronics.

DESIGNING VOICES highlights the artistic practice of composer-performers and features vocal performance artists as well as musicians who use their voice as integral part of their performance practice.

Apart from concerts DESIGNING VOICES showcases also lecture-performances, audio-visual works, all of which illuminate the characteristics and peculiarities of contemporary vocal performance art.

In 2021 DESIGNING VOICES is granted funding by the Musikfonds e.V. and the MWFK of the Federal State of Brandenburg and has been developed in collaboration with the Norwegian and the Swedish Embassy in Berlin.

Tickets

P O T S D A M

Single ticket: 13.- € (reduced 8.- €)

Festival ticket (2 days): 18.- € (reduced 12.-€)

B E R L I N

Single ticket: 15.- € (reduced 10.- €)

Festival ticket (3 days): 35.- € (reduced 25.-€)

P O T S D A M & B E R L I N

Festival ticket (5 days): 50.- € (reduced 35.-€)

Tickets at the box or online: https://www.ticketbu.de/events/7-designing-voices

Free entrance for ‘happening talks’ on the 7th of November 2021 (11:00) at the Felleshus of the Nordic Embassies in Berlin.

However, to gain access each visitor needs to register in advance: Designing Voices Tickets, So, 07.11.2021 um 11:00 Uhr | Eventbrite

The current Corona regulations are applied at each venue! Access is only possible for visitors who are fully vaccinated or recovered and/or currently tested!

Venues

St. Matthäus Kirche B E R L I N

Matthäikirchplatz

10785 Berlin

https://www.stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/die-kirche/

Französische Kirche P O T S D A M

Am Bassinplatz
Charlottenstraße 55-58

14467 Potsdam

https://www.reformiert-potsdam.de/

Nordische Botschaften B E R L I N
Gemeinschaftshaus ‘Felleshus’

Rauchstraße 1

10787 Berlin

https://www.nordischebotschaften.org/

To gain access each visitor needs to register in advance:
Designing Voices Tickets, So, 07.11.2021 um 11:00 Uhr | Eventbrite

pipe organ, voices and gesture-controlled live electronics …

Sten Sandell & Alex Nowitz: SAM

Sten Sandell (2) — Photo: Peter Gannushkin

Alex Nowitz playing the strophonion—image by Joachim Liebe — Alex Nowitz playing the strophonion (original version) — Photo: Joachim Liebe

Strophonion — Photo: Frank Baldé — Strophonion (the original) — Photo: Frank Baldé

Pipes — Image by Sten Sandell (2) — Pipes (2) — Image by Sten Sandell

The featured artists of DESIGNING VOICES are STEN SANDELL and ALEX NOWITZ, bringing together the tradition of pipe organ playing with the innovative vocal performance art practice of applying gesture-controlled live electronics.

STEN SANDELL (Stockholm, SE)
pipe organ, piano and voice
http://stensandell.com/
ALEX NOWITZ (Potsdam, DE)
voice and live electronics (strophonion)
https://nowitz.de/

… and whistles, double bass, prepared piano, flutes, and violin

Artists

DESIGNING VOICES showcases internationally renowned vocal performance artists and musicians who present solo compositions and/or improvisations. Moreover they delve into an intriguing musical exchange sharing the performance space with Sten Sandell and Alex Nowitz and, by doing so, turning the project SAM to an ever-changing trio or quartet formation.

Vocal Performance Artists:

TONE ÅSE (Trondheim, NO)
voice and live electronics
http://www.toneaase.no/
FRANZISKA BAUMANN (Bern, CH)
voice and live electronics (sensorglove)
http://www.franziskabaumann.ch/en/
UTE WASSERMANN (Berlin, DE)
voice and whistles
https://utewassermann.com/

Musicians:

MATTHIAS BAUER (Berlin, DE)
double bass, speaking voice
https://www.bauerbass.de/
FRÉDÉRIC BLONDY (Avallon, FR)
piano, pipe organ
https://www.fredericblondy.net/
SABINE VOGEL (Potsdam, DE)
flutes, voice
http://www.sabvog.de/
BILIANA VOUTCHKOVA (Berlin, DE)
violin, voice
http://www.bilianavoutchkova.net/

Team

Artistic direction: Alex Nowitz • Production management: Elke Moltrecht • Technical support: Micha Zillmann • Press/social media: Maria Orciuoli • Graphic assistance: Brenda Alamilla • Sound and audio documentation: Roy Carroll • video and video documentation: Oscar Loeser

Partner & Support

The project is funded by the Musikfonds e.V. by means of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM), as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR recovery programme, by the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) of the Federal State Brandenburg, as well as supported in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy Berlin and the Swedish Embassy Berlin.

website programming
Berthold Fuchs
https://www.lillebit.de/

DESIGNING VOICES (2021)

vocal performance art, sound and music

Tickets

P O T S D A M

Single ticket: 13.- € (reduced 8.- €)

B E R L I N

Single ticket: 15.- € (reduced 10.- €)

P O T S D A M & B E R L I N

Festival ticket (5 days): 50.- € (reduced 35.-€)

Tickets at the box or online: https://www.ticketbu.de/events/7-designing-voices

Free entrance for ‘happening talks’ on the 7th of November 2021 (11:00) at the Felleshus of the Nordic Embassies in Berlin.

The current Corona regulations are applied at each venue! Access is only possible for visitors who are fully vaccinated or recovered and/or currently tested!

Venues

St. Matthäus Kirche B E R L I N Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin

https://www.stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/die-kirche/

Französische Kirche P O T S D A M Am Bassinplatz Charlottenstraße 55-58 14467 Potsdam

https://www.reformiert-potsdam.de/

Nordische Botschaften B E R L I N Gemeinschaftshaus ‘Felleshus’ Rauchstraße 110787 Berlin

https://www.nordischebotschaften.org/

pipe organ, voices and gesture-controlled live electronics …

Sten Sandell & Alex Nowitz: SAM

… and whistles, double bass, prepared piano, flutes, and violin

Artists

Team

Artistic direction: Alex Nowitz • Production management: Elke Moltrecht • Technical support: Micha Zillmann • Press/social media: Maria Orciuoli • Graphic assistance: Brenda Alamilla • Sound and audio documentation: Roy Carroll • video and video documentation: Oscar Loeser

Partner & Support

St. Matthäus Kirche B E R L I N

Matthäikirchplatz

10785 Berlin

Französische Kirche P O T S D A M

Am Bassinplatz
Charlottenstraße 55-58

14467 Potsdam

Nordische Botschaften B E R L I N
Gemeinschaftshaus ‘Felleshus’

Rauchstraße 1

10787 Berlin