The Creative Europe-supported SHAPE platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is announcing its 2020 list of artists. The artist selection for the platform’s sixth year traditionally places a number of audiovisual projects and sound artists alongside musical acts that range from deconstructed club music and forward-thinking media art to free improvisation and spatial music. … Continue reading SHAPE platform announces 2020 list of artists
The Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music (Riga, Latvia) will happen on October 5, 11 and 12 (see the full program here). The festival has also revealed its educational program, comprised of workshops by violin virtuoso Irvine Arditti and legendary composer Alvin Lucier. Both events will happen at the LMT Chamber Hall of the Jāzeps … Continue reading Skaņu Mežs 2019 announces workshops by Alvin Lucier and Irvine Arditti
The Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music (Riga, Latvia) will hold a free entry opening event on 5 October at 6pm at the Art museum RIGA BOURSE (6 Doma laukums, Riga). The line-up includes cross-genre duo Subtle Degrees, avant-folk group Circuit Des Yeux, bagpipe player, improviser Erwan Keravec and composer Candido Lima with a performance … Continue reading Circuit Des Yeux, Erwan Keravec to play opening event of Skaņu Mežs 2019
Pictures from the Skaņu Mežs’ hosted free-entry event of the White Night culture forum 2019 that took place in St. Savior’s Anglican Church, Riga, on September 7. The line up was: Joachim Nordwall, Systema Solaris, Glociks, Astrid Sonne, Maria W Horn, Jonathan Uliel Saldanha, Nina Garcia. Pics by Mr. Arnis Kalniņš
Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music will happen in Riga, Latvia on October 11-12 at concert hall Hanzas Perons (16a Hanzas street) with a free-entry opening event on October 5 at the Art Museum Riga Bourse (Doma Square 6). Two-day passes to the festival can be purchased for 25 EUR at www.bilesuserviss.lv. The full line-up … Continue reading Skaņu Mežs festival 2019 announces full line-up
In keeping with tradition, Skaņu Mežs will host a free-entry event for the White Night culture forum of 2019. This five-hour porgram will consist of genre-wise diverse performances. After a two-year break experimenting with other venues, Skaņu Mežs will return to its traditional choice for White Night events – St. Savior’s Anglican Church (Anglikāņu street … Continue reading Skaņu Mežs announces program for White Night event 2019
Legendary composer of experimental music Alvin Lucier will be the honorary guest of Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music in Riga, Latvia. He will pefrom his iconic work „I am Sitting in a Room”, and glockenspiel player and percussionist Trevor Saint will perform his pieces „Ricochet Lady” and „Tilted Arc”. A workshop/lecture by Lucier at … Continue reading Alvin Lucier is honorary guest of Skaņu Mežs 2019
Virtuoso violinist and founder of the legendary Arditti Quartet, Irvine Arditti will give his first Latvian solo performance at the Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music. Pieces by Salvatore Sciarrino and James Clarke will be performed, and a shorter piece by Robert H.P. Platz will have its world premiere. Skaņu Mežs will happen on October … Continue reading Irvine Arditti to play at Skaņu Mežs 2019
Founder and singer-songwriter of Swans, Michael Gira has been confirmed to perform an acoustic solo show at Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music on October 11, alongside legendary Swans guitarist Norman Westberg, who will play a concert of ambient music. Skaņu Mežs will happen on October 11-12 at concert hall Hanzas Perons (16a … Continue reading Swans’ Michael Gira and Norman Westberg to headline Skaņu Mežs festival
The Creative Europe-supported SHAPE platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is announcing its 2019 list of artists. The artist selection for the platform’s fifth year traditionally places a number of audiovisual projects and sound artists alongside musical acts that range from post-grime and techno to free improvisation and acousmatic music. SHAPE is also happy … Continue reading SHAPE platform announces 2019 list of artists