BIENNALE MUSICA CHORUSES 17—26.09 2021 CHORUSES DRAMATURGY OF VOCAL SOUNDS BIENNALE MUSICA Artistic Director 2021CHORULuciaSE RonchettiS Venezia 17—26.09 2021 FRIDAY SATURDAY 17.09.2021 18.09.2021 12 pm 9 am Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement RAI RADIO 3 MUSIC LESSONS Award Ceremony curated by Paola Damiani KAIJA SAARIAHO ADRIAN WILLAERT to be followed by (c. 1490-1562) Tom Service in dialogue Salmi Spezzati for two choirs with Kaija Saariaho Giovanni Bietti, presentation 4 pm 10 am > 6 pm Conservatorio di Musica Conservatorio di Musica “Benedetto Marcello” “Benedetto Marcello” BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC presentation by Lucia Ronchetti, JACK SHEEN Thierry Coduys CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) JACK SHEEN Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) production Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro production Informatica Musicale e Multimediale La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale starting from 3 pm Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale 8 pm BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC Teatro presentation by Lucia Ronchetti, HANS ABRAHAMSEN / Chonglian Yu, Thierry Coduys CLAUDE DEBUSSY CHONGLIAN YU CHILDREN’S CORNER, 2012 (18’) I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER version for orchestra Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** KAIJA SAARIAHO production NOTES ON LIGHT, 2006 (28’) La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro for cello and orchestra Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Teatro La Fenice orchestra Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, conductor 7 pm Ansi Karttunen, cello Teatro Malibran in collaboration with KAIJA SAARIAHO Fondazione Teatro La Fenice ONLY THE SOUND REMAINS, 2016 (100’)** Chamber opera in two parts co-production La Biennale di Venezia, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Palau de la Musica Clement Mao-Takacs, conductor Aleksi Barrière, director in collaboration with Fondazione Teatro La Fenice La Biennale di Venezia | Ca’ Giustinian | San Marco 1364/A | Info: T. +39 041 5218 828 | [email protected] 5218 041 +39 T. | Info: 1364/A | San Marco | Ca’ Giustinian La Biennale di Venezia SUNDAY MONDAY 19.09.2021 20.09.2021 BIENNALE9 am 10 am > 6 pm Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne Conservatorio di Musica RAI RADIO 3 MUSIC LESSONS “Benedetto Marcello” curated by Paola Damiani BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC MUSICAGIOVANNI GABRIELI JACK SHEEN (c. 1555-1612) CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) In ecclesiis for three choirs and basso Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** continuo; Exaudi me Domine for four choir production CHORUGiovanniSES Bietti, presentation La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale starting from 10 am Venezia Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale 12 pm BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne 17—26.0CHONGLIAN9 YU Silver Lion Award Ceremony I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER NEUE VOCALSOLISTEN 2021 Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** to be followed by production Björn Gottstein in dialogue La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro with Neue Vocalsolisten Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 6 pm > 8 pm 10 am > 6 pm Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale Conservatorio di Musica BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC “Benedetto Marcello” CHONGLIAN YU BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER JACK SHEEN Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) production Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro production Informatica Musicale e Multimediale La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 8 pm Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese (III) 4 pm FRANCESCO FILIDEI Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese (III) TUTTO IN UNA VOLTA, 2020 (15’) *** GEORGE LEWIS for double choir AMO 2020 (25’) *** commissioned by SWR Vokalensemble For five voices and live electronics MORTON FELDMAN commissioned by La Biennale di Venezia ROTHKO CHAPEL, 1971 (30’) SERGEJ NEWSKI for soprano, alto, mixed choir and instruments DIE EINFACHEN, 2021 (35’) * SAMIR ODEH-TAMIMI documentary opera for 5 singers, TIMNA, 2018-2020 (20’) * electronics and video for mixed choir, flute, viola, cello, commissioned by bass and percussion Musik der Jahrunderte SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart PMCE Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble 7.30 pm Yuval Weinberg, conductor Ca’ Giustinian - Sala delle Colonne in coproduction with THE EMANCIPATION OF THE VOICE. Fondazione Musica per Roma ON EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSITIONS FOR VOCAL ENSEMBLES lecture by GIANMARIO BORIO to be followed by 9 pm DAVID LANG THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION, 2008 (35’) For four voices ARVO PÄRT STABAT MATER, 1985 (25’) for soprano, contralto, tenor, violin, viola, cello Theatre of Voices PMCE Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble in coproduction with Fondazione Musica per Roma La Biennale di Venezia | Ca’ Giustinian | San Marco 1364/A | Info: T. +39 041 5218 828 | [email protected] 5218 041 +39 T. | Info: 1364/A | San Marco | Ca’ Giustinian La Biennale di Venezia TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 21.09.2021 22.09.2021 starting from 10 am starting from 10 am BIENNALESala d’Armi E – Arsenale Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC CHONGLIAN YU CHONGLIAN YU I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER MUSICASound installation, 2021 (30’) *** Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** production production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro CHORUInformaticaSES Musicale e Multimediale Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 10 am > 6 pm 10 am > 6 pm Conservatorio di Musica Conservatorio di Musica Venezia “Benedetto Marcello” “Benedetto Marcello” 17—26.0BIENNALE9 COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC JACK SHEEN JACK SHEEN 2021 CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** production production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Informatica Musicale e Multimediale

11 am 11 am Conservatorio di Musica Conservatorio di Musica “Benedetto Marcello” - “Benedetto Marcello” talk with talk with GEORGE LEWIS CHRISTINA KUBISCH 6 pm 5 pm Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese (III) Teatro Piccolo Arsenale GEORGE APERGHIS BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSICA WÖLFLI-KANTATA, 2006 (70’) * JENNIFER WALSHE for vocal ensemble and choir A FOLK SONG COLLECTION (I), 2011 (10’) * Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart PETER ABLINGER SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart STUDIEN NACH DER NATUR, 1995, 2002 Yuval Weinberg, conductor (10’) * 10 short pieces for vocal ensemble 9 pm JENNIFER WALSHE Basilica di San Marco A FOLK SONG COLLECTION (II), 2011 (10’) * CHRISTINA KUBISCH CLAUDE VIVIER TRAVELLING VOICES 2021 (50’) *** LOVE SONGS, 1977 (30‘) for recorded and diffused voices for four female voices and 3 male voices based on the repertoire of the EVO vocal Ensemble 16th century Venetian school Andreas Fischer, conductor commissioned by La Biennale di Venezia production La Biennale di Venezia with compositions by ADRIAN WILLAERT, CLAUDIO 9 pm MONTEVERDI, GIOSEFFO ZARLINO, Teatro del Parco, Bissuola (Mestre) ANDREA GABRIELI, GIOVANNI GABRIELI, ZULI CLAUDIO MERULO live performance for voice Cappella Marciana and electronics, 2021 (60’) *** Marco Gemmani, conductor sound curated by CIMM (Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale de La Biennale di Venezia) in collaboration with Basilica and Procuratoria di San Marco La Biennale di Venezia | Ca’ Giustinian | San Marco 1364/A | Info: T. +39 041 5218 828 | [email protected] 5218 041 +39 T. | Info: 1364/A | San Marco | Ca’ Giustinian La Biennale di Venezia THURSDAY FRIDAY 23.09.2021 24.09.2021 starting from 10 am starting from 10 am BIENNALESala d’Armi E – Arsenale Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC CHONGLIAN YU CHONGLIAN YU I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER MUSICASound installation, 2021 (30’) *** Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** production production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro CHORUInformaticaSES Musicale e Multimediale Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 10 am > 6 pm 10 am > 6 pm Conservatorio di Musica Conservatorio di Musica Venezia “Benedetto Marcello” “Benedetto Marcello” 17—26.0BIENNALE9 COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC JACK SHEEN JACK SHEEN 2021 CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** production production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Informatica Musicale e Multimediale

11 am 11 am Conservatorio di Musica Conservatorio di Musica “Benedetto Marcello” “Benedetto Marcello” talk with talk with JENNIFER WALSHE KAIJA SAARIAHO, ALEKSI BARRIÈRE 6 pm 6 pm Arsenale - outdoor procession Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese (III) and Teatro alle Tese (II) KAIJA SAARIAHO MARTA GENTILUCCI RECONNAISSANCE, 2019 (20’) *** MOVING STILL - PROCESSIONAL for choir, percussion and double bass CROSSINGS , 2020/2021 (50’) *** commissioned by accentus For four speaking voices and vocal ensemble SIVAN ELDAR Processional work with original texts by AFTER ARETHUSA, 2019 (10’) *** Elisa Biagini, Evie Shockley, Irène Gayraud for choir and electronics and Shara McCallum commissioned by accentus KAIJA SAARIAHO commissioned by La Biennale di Venezia TAG DES JAHRS, 2001 (15’) * Elisa Biagini, Evie Shockley, Irène Gayraud for choir and electronics and Shara McCallum, reciting voices Vocal Ensemble Sequenza 9.3 FOR 24 TREBLE VOICES Voices selected from OR ADULT VOICES 1967 (7’) the Conservatorio di Musica accentus choir “Benedetto Marcello” singing class - Venice Marcus Creed, conductor Antonello Pocetti, director Maria Grazia Chiuri, costumes 9 pm costumes production Maison DIOR Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne Sound curated by CIMM ELINA DUNI (Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale PARTIR, 2018 (75’) de La Biennale di Venezia) solo performance for voice, guitar, Catherine Simonpietri, conductor percussion and piano In collaboration with Conservatorio di Musica “Benedetto Marcello” - Venice

9 pm Basilica di San Marco VALENTIN SILVESTROV LITURGICAL CHANTS, 2005 (40’) For mixed a cappella choir Cappella Marciana Marco Gemmani, conductor in collaboration with Basilica and Procuratoria di San Marco La Biennale di Venezia | Ca’ Giustinian | San Marco 1364/A | Info: T. +39 041 5218 828 | [email protected] 5218 041 +39 T. | Info: 1364/A | San Marco | Ca’ Giustinian La Biennale di Venezia SATURDAY starting from 10 am Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale 25.09.2021 BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC 9 am CHONGLIAN YU BIENNALECa’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne I SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER RAI RADIO 3 MUSIC LESSONS Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** curated by Paola Damiani production CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro MUSICA(1567-1643) Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Vespro della Beata Vergine Giovanni Bietti, presentation 10 am > 6 pm CHORUSES Conservatorio di Musica starting from 10 am “Benedetto Marcello” Sala d’Armi E – Arsenale BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC JACK SHEEN Venezia CHONGLIAN YU CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) 17—26.0I9 SEE THE CLOUD IN THE WATER Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** Sound installation, 2021 (30’) *** production 2021 production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 12 pm 10 am > 6 pm Ca’ Giustinian - Sala delle Colonne Conservatorio di Musica Award Ceremony “Benedetto Marcello” Best World Premiere and BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSIC Best Vocal Ensemble and Choir JACK SHEEN Biennale Music 2021 CROON HARVEST (1490–1562) Jury of the students of the Veneto Sound installation, 2021 (90’) *** Conservatoires production La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro 6 pm Informatica Musicale e Multimediale Arsenale - Tese dei Soppalchi BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSICA 11 am MANUEL HIDALGO NAVAS Conservatorio di Musica IR, 2021 (20’) *** “Benedetto Marcello” for vocal ensemble and tape talk with MARIA VINCENZA CABIZZA MARTA GENTILUCCI THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING AND STAYING, 2021 (20’) *** 5 pm for vocal ensemble for 5 voices Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese (III) LUCA FRANCESCONI JENNIFER WALSHE HERZSTÜCK, 2012 (27’) IS IT COOL TO TRY HARD NOW?, 2017 (35’) * for 6 voices solo performance for voice, film Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and live electronics production EVO vocal Ensemble La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Informatica Musicale e Multimediale 9 pm Teatro del Parco, Bissuola (Mestre) 9 pm JOY FREMPONG Teatro Piccolo Arsenale CHANGE AND CHANCE, 2021 (40’) *** DANIELE CARCASSI solo act for voice and live electronics ZERO, 2021 (15’) *** multi - channel performance for synthesizers, tourn table and live electronics SUNDAY AGITA REKE B-NETWORK, 2021 (25’) *** 26.09.2021 ambient, experimental live electronics 9 am performance with pre-recorded voice and live Ca’ Giustinian – Sala delle Colonne flute elements RAI RADIO 3 MUSIC LESSONS X. LEE curated by Paola Damiani RADIOMANCER, 2021 (20’) *** ANTONIO VIVALDI production (1678-1741) La Biennale di Venezia - CIMM, Centro Magnificat for soloists, two choirs Informatica Musicale e Multimediale and two orchestras RV 610a Giovanni Bietti, presentation La Biennale di Venezia | Ca’ Giustinian | San Marco 1364/A | Info: T. +39 041 5218 828 | [email protected] 5218 041 +39 T. | Info: 1364/A | San Marco | Ca’ Giustinian La Biennale di Venezia *** World premiere ** European premiere BIENNALE * Italian premiere MUSICAThe programme may change. FREE SHUTTLE FOR INFORMATION From Arsenale [email protected] to S. Elena – S. Zaccaria – T. +39 041 5218 828 CHORUZattereSES – Tronchetto – P.le Roma www.labiennale.org after Sept 20th, 8 pm concert

Venezia A snack bar service is available (Arsenale)

17—26.0TICKET9 OFFICE 2021 Ticket sales online only. For information and prices consult the website www.labiennale.org

GOLDEN LION AND SILVER LION AWARD CEREMONIES TALKS AT CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA “BENEDETTO MARCELLO” MUSIC LESSONS AT CA’ GIUSTINIAN (A COFFEE BREAK WILL FOLLOW) 21.09 AND 23.09 CONCERTS AT BASILICA DI SAN MARCO INSTALLATION BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSICA AT CONSERVATORIO “BENEDETTO MARCELLO” Free entry with online booking www.labiennale.org

BIENNALE COLLEGE MUSICA INSTALLATION – Arsenale Entrance with ticket for the 17th International Architecture Exhbition or the 65th International Festival of Contemporary Music for the Arsenale concerts

We would like to thank the Biennale College Musica tutors for their contribution: Guido Barbieri, Roberto Benozzo, Guglielmo Bottin, Thierry Coduys, Andreas Fischer, Catherine Simonpietri, Samir Odeh-Tamini, Jennifer Walshe

The concerts at Teatro del Parco are in collaboration with Settore Cultura Comune di Venezia

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