Klangspuren Schwaz, the Tyrolean festival for new music, is celebrating its 30th birthday in 2023.

With the motto Preview – Review”, the focus of the festival was not on a nostalgic look back at many years of festival activity, but on a critical questioning of the past and an examination of our demanding present. The festival focuses on diversity, openness, curiosity and cooperation. The festival took place in Schwaz from the 7th to the 24th of September. Schallfeld Ensemble has been in residence there for two weeks performing three concerts. The last week of the ensemble’s work was dedicated to the workshop called Composer’s Lab. The musicians were working closely with 8 young composers which had been selected to take part in the festival being coached by the tutors Chaya Chernowin and Klaus Lang. Zinajda Kodrič had the chance to chat with all the composers involved and you can now listen to their musical ideas and to their music.

Composers:

Isaac Roth Blumfield

Victoria Cheah

Ada Dincer

Jack Langdon

Lizaveta Loban

Joshua Mastel

Danniel Ribeiro

Myrto Nizami

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Today you will hear the voice and the music of  Danniel Ribeiro and Victoria Chea.

Music:

• cleaved shallow water by Danniel Ribeiro performed by Ensemble Dal Niente
• Hard columns you within by Victoria Chea performed by

Laura Cocks, flute

Madison Greenstone, clarinet

Lauren Cauley, violin

TJ Borden, cello

Megan Arms, vibraphone

Jason Thorpe Buchanan, audio engineer/recording

• Focolai by Carlo Elia Praderio performed by Schallfeld Ensemble.