{"id":83,"date":"2017-12-15T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T09:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.modularsynthesizerensemble.at\/?p=83"},"modified":"2018-09-03T00:54:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T22:54:12","slug":"define-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modularsynthesizerensemble.at\/en\/define-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFINE Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\u201cNy Kunst i S\u00f8nderborg\u201d organises an annual festival with the aim of presenting innovative, pioneering artists. At the same time, Define University will be held with a series of workshops, the results of which were presented as part of\u00a0the festival\u2019s program. This year, the topic \u201cmodular\u201d was examined from three different perspectives. Digital, with Johan Eriksson (SE) (Automatonism), formal, as performance concept \u201cMobile Exact\u201d with Claus Haxholm (DK)\u00a0and Analog with the Modular Synthesizer Ensemble by Gammon (A).<\/p>\n
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Define Festival
Elektronisk musikfestival p\u00e5 Jaruplund H\u00f8jskole.
Foto: Lars Salomonsen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Modular Synthesizer Ensemble operates with a fixed set of instruments (12 modular synthesizers) and a changing formation. The project took place in a Danish Hojskole with students of the electronic music class. The\u00a0students were all experienced musicians, but have not yet had any experience with the Modular Synthesizer. During the 3 project days, not only the functioning of the instrument was learned, but also music was composed, studied and rehearsed especially for this project. Among other things a composition for Morse code and speech melody by Manuela Kerer (IT).<\/p>\n

The outcome of this ensemble work was presented on Saturday during the festival program at S\u00f8nderborghus in\u00a0S\u00f8nderborg. Mads Nielsen, one of the students concluded, \u201cWell the project itself is just really nice. It is not happening very often that you get the chance to explore ten nice modulars \u2013 and playing them with others\u201d and Oscar\u00a0Metcalf-Rinaldo commented \u201cI think the project was structured in a very nice way that led to an organic flow of creative ideas being channeled into something exciting and unique.\u201d The students specifically pointed out that it was a\u00a0unique experience to play music together as an ensemble, and this was rated more valuable than emphasizing theory and technical aspects.
\nText: Timm Stobbe<\/p>\n

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To give you a better insight into this project, you can watch the following video:<\/p>\n