Plenum - Drawn In
Sonntag, 15. Dezember 2013 - 20:00 Uhr
Ruprechtskirche
Angélica Castelló (MX/AT), Gobi Drab (AT), Katrin Hauk (AT), Thomas List (AT), Steffi Neuhuber (AT), Maja Osojnik (AT), Reni Weichselbaum (AT) - Paetzold-Bassrecorders
Berndt Thurner (AT) - Percussion
Alfred Reiter (AT) - Sound
and
a very very special surprise guest ....
About
PLENUM is the union of seven recorder players living in Vienna, specialized in Early Music, contemporary compositions, and free improvisation played with square recorders made by Herbert Paetzold. In this constellation the PLENUM members solely play these square recorders, whose harmony reminds of the sound of a church organ. Inspired by the design of organ pipes, the recorders give a futuristic impression, very rough and technical. To the players they offer a huge range of sounds stretching from spheric air sounds and full tones to cool, noisy timbres.
The ensemble's instrumentation ranges from basset to subcontrabass recorder. It was founded in 2012 and consists of Angélica Castelló, Gobi Drab, Katrin Hauk, Thomas List, Steffi Neuhuber, Maja Osojnik, and Reni Weichselbaum. The wild mixture of musicians comes from a variety of musical backgrounds, including Early Music (Ensemble MIKADO), Contemporary Music (das kleine symposion), Rock Music (Broken-Heart-Collector), free improvisation (ÖNCZkekvist, snim, …) and Experimental Music (FruFru, Black Biuti, Low Frequency Orchestra, Rde?a Raketa). All members share a great curiosity and openmindedness to try out and experiment with the unknown, thus opening new artistic perspectives and inspiring each other.
PLENUM is:
1. The plenary assembly of a corporation, or members of a parliament.
2. The full sound of all registers of an organ.
3. The union of seven recorder players living in Vienna, specialized in Early Music, contemporary compositions and free improvisation played with square recorders made by Herbert Paetzold.
Angélica Castelló, Gobi Drab, Katrin Hauk, Thomas List, Steffi Neuhuber, Maja Osojnik, Reni Weichselbaum // Paetzold Bass Recorders
Berndt Thurner, percussion
was born in Austria. A percussionist of remarkable breadth who is equally at home as a soloist and in an ensemble setting, he also studied jazz and improvisation. Thurner´s musicality is influenced by his passionate travels to regions all over the world, voyages from which he returns with impressions and musical instruments alike. He has made appearances at many important European festivals including Wien modern, the Holland Festival and IGNM World Music Days among others. He performs frequently with several noteworthy ensembles for contemporary music including exxj, Klangforum Wien, The Janus Ensemble, Ensemble Symphoid and music online