The collective lovemusic from Strasbourg has garnered attention through skilfully staged concerts with thoughtfully curated programmes. In its debut in Donaueschingen, the ensemble brings together four younger compositional voices from England and the USA, all of whom draw inspiration from literature and visual arts in their new works. Composer and vocalist Laura Bowler not only performs her own new piece but also a composition by Hannah Kendall. Kendall continues to explore her fascination with Jean-Michel Basquiat's work Tuxedo, to which she has already dedicated an entire series of works. Meanwhile, David Bird is inspired by a short story from science fiction author William Gibson, which deals with the encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence. Whilst Kari Watson takes Bachelard’s Poetics of Space as their inspiration in a work written for the collective last year that explores a combination of reverberant spaces.

Programme

Laura Bowler
New Work [world premiere]
David Bird
Hinterlands [world premiere]
Hannah Kendall
Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent [German premiere]
Kari Watson
Enclosures [German Premiere]

Emiliano Gavito - flute
Adam Starkie - clarinet
Linda Jankowska - violin
Sophie Wahlmüller - viola
Christian Lozano Sedano - guitar
Finbar Hosie - electronics
Laura Bowler - voice

NAVETTE STRASBOURG ——-> DONAUESCHINGEN [Festival Musica]

Afin de contribuer à renforcer les liens artistiques entre l'Allemagne et la France, le Festival Musica (Strasbourg) et le Festival Donaueschingen proposent à leur publics de traverser la frontière, le temps d'une journée, afin de permettre au public Strasbourgeois, de voir le collectif lovemusic au festival de Donaueschingen :
8h30 - Départ en Bus
15h30 - concert lovemusic
21h30 - Retour en Bus