Each year, westrive to present the cutting-edge of contemporary classical and electronic composition at Rewire festival. This year is no different. Ranging from Daniel Wohl’s dazzling contemporary multimedia experiences to Jace Clayton ode to long-overlooked minimalist composer Julius Eastman, the Rewire 2017 programme includes a series of unique performances and premiering projects that showcase a broad scope of avant-garde compositional artistry.
Daniel Wohl + Slagwerk Den Haag + Matangi Quartet present Holographic
Hailed as one of his generation’s most skillful and imaginative creators, Daniel Wohl presents ‘Holographic’, a dazzling, immersive multimedia experience performed with support from acclaimed The Hague ensembles Slagwerk Den Haag and the Matangi Quartet, and visual artist Daniel Schwarz.
Daniel Wohl performs Holographic inthe Grote Kerk at 20.45 on Friday, 31 March.
→ https://www.youtube.com/embed/kmPKQaKlWG0?feature=oembed
Jace Clayton presents Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner
The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner is Jace Clayton’s ode to long-overlooked, gay, African-American composer Julius Eastman. Taking new recordings of Julius Eastman’s piano compositions, and performed by David Friend and Saskia Lankhoorn with vocals by Anat Spiegel, Jace Clayton manipulates them into musical vignettes with to lend context and nuance to Julius Eastman’s tragic saga.
Jace Clayton performs in the Grote Kerk at 20.00 on Saturday, 1 April.
→ https://player.vimeo.com/video/94203861
Peter Zinovieff & Lucy Railton present RFG
A true pioneer in the field of electronic music, Peter Zinovieff founded London’s Electronic Music Studio in the early 1960s and was one of the very first people to use a computer to control electronic sounds. At Rewire 2017, he’s joined by Berlin-based cellist Lucy Railton for a performance of RFG, a new work for cello and computer that articulates a bold and luminous meshing of voices, and a visceral encounter between a venerated technological innovator and one of new music’s rising stars.
Peter Zinovieff & Lucy Railton perform RFG in the Lutherse Kerk at 23.00 on Saturday, 1 April.
→ https://www.youtube.com/embed/F_9oSQaYbNQ?start=374&feature=oembed
Waclaw Zimpel
A classically-trained clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist, Waclaw Zimpel who has long been one of the most important figures in Warsaw’s vibrant jazz and improv scene. Wading in the minimal music waters of genre greats Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass, Waclaw Zimpel’s live performances are a sight to behold; a one-man-ensemble, he plays an ecclectic array of clarinets, synths and even a khaen.
Waclaw Zimpel performs in the Lutherse Kerk at 21.15 on Saturday, 1 April.
→ https://www.youtube.com/embed/viwB1-RLV5U?feature=oembed
Pete Harden & Ensemble Klang present Precious Metals
Ensemble Klang have quickly risen to become one of the top ensembles in the Netherlands. At Rewire 2017, they’re guided by artistic leader and guitarist Pete Harden and his latest work ‘Precious Metals’, an exploration of texture and resonance through distorted trombones and stuttering guitars that conjures a world of rich, humming surfaces punctured by wild, howling vibrations.
Pete Harden & Ensemble perform in the Grote Kerk at 22.45 on Friday, 31 March.
→ https://www.youtube.com/embed/k7T5nfoKh2g?feature=oembed
Rewire2017 takes place in The Hague from 31 March to 2 April. For a complete overview and details of our festival programme, see Artists and Timetable. Festival passes (€65) and Day tickets (€27.50) are available at Tickets.