PROGRAMME:

Corné Jan Roos: Neues Werk epoche f (2020)

John Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony (2007)

Anton Webern: Symphonie op. 21 (1928)

František Chaloupka: Stockhausen On Sirius (2015)

Xiaogang YE: Yangzhuoyong Cuo (2010)

Earle Brown: Event: Synergy II – Variante B

During the master course epoch_f, winners of national and international music competitions for young musicians rehearse 21^st and 20^th-century works in individual, group and tutti sessions, working with the internationally renowned musicians of Ensemble Modern and guest conductor Lucas Vis. The master course offers an opportunity to decipher unknown scores, practice playing techniques typical of New Music, and gradually shaping a new sound experience together with the ensemble. In addition, participants have the opportunity to receive instrumental lessons focusing on one selected solo piece. A selection of the course repertoire will be presented to the public during the final concerts. The Master Course epoch_f is organised by the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) on behalf of the Foundation “Jugend musiziert Niedersachsen”, in cooperation with the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY) and made possible by the Lower Saxony Foundation in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung. The course is one of the training programmes of the Federal competition “Jugend musiziert”.