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utp

Line Up : Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) computer,keys,devices Ryuichi Sakamoto - keyboards Dietmar Wiesner - alto flute,bass flute Nina Janßen - alto saxophone John Corbett - clarinet Johannes Schwarz - contrabasson Rumi Ogawa - percussion Rainer Römer - percussion Patrick Jüdt - viola Yuval Gotlibovich - viola Eva Bocker - violoncello Michael Kasper - violoncello Aaron Baird - double bass Norbert Ommer - sound direction Somon Beyer+Carsten Nicolai - video Nigel Edward - light direction Nibo - graphic design Kostas Murkudis - outfits Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto honor Mannheim On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city of Mannheim, Germany, and at the invitation of the city's officials, alva noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto have developed - together with the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt - a concept for a concert based on both a musical and visual performance, inspired by the innovations of the Mannheimer Schule of about 1750. In planning the performance, alva noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto focussed on a transition from the horizontal to a more vertical oriented structure of composition, along with the expansion of dynamic steps. The concept was influenced by the city of Mannheim's grid pattern and symmetric structure. The result of the cooperation is - as in former projects of alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto - vrioon (2002), insen and revep (both 2005) - a synergetic mixture/blend of electronic sounds and the tone of classical instruments, which are intensified by the full sound of the Ensemble Modern. The title of the new composition, utp_, hints at a basically open concept, which leaves space for extensive associations. utp_ is a composition on the musical as well as visual level. Lasting 72 minutes, the piece will have its premier performance by alva noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and twelve members of the Ensemble Modern on November 16th at Stadt Mannheim.

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